The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 449 Volume Destiny?

Zhencheng.

Where the emperor's ceremonial guard is located.

Liu Xie was here, waiting for news of Lu Bu's capture of Pengcheng.

With the end of the Battle of Mangdang Mountain, military intelligence was delivered here early the next morning.

After reviewing the military situation, Liu Xie did not call Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and others first, but instead called Xiahou Dun and Cao Pi who were accompanying the army.

When Cao Pi heard that he and Xiahou Dun were summoned at the same time, he was stunned!
After entering the emperor's tent, he immediately knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty! I have severed ties with my father before! Even if you lose, you can't kill me to vent your anger!!!"

Liu Xie was very confused.

"Cao Pi, do you think that Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu, and then I want to kill you to vent my anger?"

"In your mind, am I such a tyrant?"

Cao Pi:?
Is not it?

But apart from this, Cao Pi really couldn't think of any other reason why the emperor would summon both him and Xiahou Dun at the same time.

Liu Xie gave the military intelligence sent by Lu Bu to Xiahou Dun and Cao Pi. Xiahou Dun's face turned pale after reading it, while Cao Pi had mixed feelings, not knowing whether he should be happy or sad.

"Cao Cao was defeated at Mount Mangdang, and his elite Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was completely annihilated. Even if he escapes now, he does not have the extra strength to resist the imperial court."

"Once Cao Cao is defeated, Xuzhou will be easily within our grasp. In this way, the imperial court can surround Qingzhou from both sides, and Yuan Tan will not be a concern."

"Now do you understand why I summoned you two?"

Cao Pi was a little uncertain: "Your Majesty, do you want me to persuade the traitor Cao Cao to surrender?"

"Uh-huh?"

My goodness, you don’t even call me dad?

Liu Xie did not refute.

The purpose of bringing Cao Pi and Xiahou Dun together was to enable them to play a role at the critical moment.

The original plan was to let them persuade Cao Cao to surrender after taking Xuzhou, but now that they have been defeated at Mangdang Mountain, it is obviously no longer necessary.

Now, as long as Cao Cao is willing to surrender, the damage to Xuzhou can be minimized.

If you don't want to surrender...it's actually not a big deal.

"His Majesty!"

Cao Pi suddenly let out a howl like a pig being slaughtered!
"Your Majesty! You can't let me go!"

Liu Xie frowned: "Why?"

When Cao Pi thought of the letter he wrote to Cao Cao, his whole body began to tremble.

"Your Majesty, I am afraid that the traitor Cao Cao will kill me..."

Tiger poison does not yet eat seeds!

Seeing Cao Pi's reaction, Liu Xie suddenly realized what was going on.

"You're not really going to break off your relationship with Cao Cao, are you?"

"His Majesty!"

Cao Pi howled again.

"Your Majesty is the only one in my heart! The traitor Cao Cao is stubborn and unrepentant, and I am helpless!"

……

The black line on Liu Xie's head became heavier again.

But Xiahou Dun shook his head: "Your Majesty, Meng De will not surrender."

"This battle is exactly the same as the Battle of Yingshui!"

"Meng De always loses by a narrow margin, it's nothing more than that Your Majesty has the destiny... If this is the case, I'm afraid Meng De won't be convinced!"

same?
Is it destiny?

Whether it was the Battle of Yingshui or the Battle of Mangdang Mountain, was it the court that had good luck?
Liu Xie wanted to laugh when he heard this.

"Now I know how harmful your belief in the connection between heaven and man is."

"Xiahou Yuanrang, I will not mention the Battle of Yingshui for now, and will only talk about the Battle of Mangdang Mountain."

"Do you think Fengxian was just lucky to win over Cao Cao?" Xiahou Dun had been with the emperor for a longer time and knew his temper. He knew that the emperor would not kill people at will, so he wanted to discuss this issue with the emperor: "Isn't it true?"

"First of all, Fengxian knew that he was surrounded by Cao Cao. It was Mi Zhu, who was born into a merchant family, who revealed the news."

"Have you ever thought about why Mi Zhu would surrender to the imperial court?"

Xiahou Dun was silent.

Liu Xie glanced at him and said, "Perhaps you want to say that Mi Zhu misses the Han Dynasty?"

"What is there in the Han Dynasty that is worth Mi Zhu's nostalgia?"

"Merchant origins have always been lowly."

"Even if the Mi family funded Cao Cao, they were ultimately not respected and could only get a position as the Prime Minister of Pengcheng... They were far less respected than those powerful aristocratic families in Xuzhou."

"But now within the imperial court, I allow merchants to purchase scattered officials, grant them official positions, and give them profits... This alone will make merchants no longer support Cao Cao, but support the imperial court instead."

"Second, I heard that Cao Cao played a trick of a red dragon descending to earth in Mangdang Mountain?"

"He did this because he was afraid that Mangdang Mountain was the foundation of Emperor Gaozu's career and the birthplace of the Han Dynasty, and it would be detrimental to the morale of his soldiers who believed in the connection between heaven and man."

"Even if they use a trick like the Red Dragon, Cao's soldiers will still be afraid to fight against the Han army near Mount Mangdang! This is the disadvantage of believing in the connection between heaven and man!"

"Third."

"Wei Yan, the garrison commander of Chenliu, I have heard of his name before."

"He was promoted after Yunchang pacified the Central Plains two years ago."

"And he was born in a poor family. Such a military general could not stand out in the Central Plains where aristocratic families hold power. Only under the imperial court's military system can he quickly stand out and be reused."

"It was because of generals like Wei Yan who were defending Chenliu that we were able to detect the abnormality in Shangqiu, and thus ambush Cao Xiu and defeat Cao Cao!"

"Xiahou Yuanrang, your so-called luck may seem like a coincidence, but I know in my heart that it has nothing to do with luck!"

"What is 'destiny'... it's just the trend of the times."

"And what is the general trend? Isn't it just that the common people have long been dissatisfied with the aristocratic families holding power, and the common scholars are dissatisfied with those old Confucian scholars who continue to fool the public with this nonsense theory of the connection between heaven and man."

"If you think these are destiny, then it's fine for you to think so!"

Because the so-called destiny was the product of the emperor Liu Xie!

Cao Cao’s defeat was never an accident, but an inevitability!

The more Xiahou Dun listened, the more he felt something was wrong, but he had no way of refutation.

the reason is simple.

It’s not that what the emperor said makes sense and convinces him.

Instead, the imperial court won and Cao Cao lost.

Facts are the best evidence for all arguments!

"I understand."

Xiahou Dun had nothing to say at this moment.

"I will follow your majesty's order and go to Pengcheng to persuade Meng De to surrender!"

"Move quickly."

Xiahou Dun was puzzled and wondered why Liu Xie still wanted to force Cao Cao when the situation had already come to this.

"I asked you to move quickly, but I'm not in a hurry."

Liu Xie pointed out a person in Pengcheng.

"Since Mi Zhu has already surrendered to the imperial court, you don't think that Mi Fang played no role in this matter, do you?"

"Cao Cao has now fled back to Pengcheng. On the surface, he seems safe, but in fact, he has entered a wolf's den."

"If you go too slowly, no one knows what daring things Mi Fang will do, so I still want you to hurry up."

Pengcheng!

Mi Fang!

When Xiahou Dun thought of this person, horror appeared in his one eye!

broken!

(End of this chapter)