Great Wei Nengchen

"Haha!...The battle of Kushuichuan, the main force of Yuan's army was defeated, the two generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou were beheaded, the counselor Feng Ji was captured alive, and all the twelve counties of Xiliang were captured...Well,... Xiao Lang was injured?"

After reading the military newspaper, Cao Cao was overjoyed first and then surprised, his face was half cloudy and half clear, his expression kept changing, and finally he looked to the west, thinking for a long time!

The good news is that our side won a complete victory and swept away all the forces in Xiliang. Even the 15 Yuan army was completely defeated. Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Feng Ji, the three major officials in Hebei, killed two and captured each other, which is equivalent to cutting off three of Yuan Shao's roots The finger greatly weakened the strength of the Hebei Group, and it will be of great help to the decisive battle in the future!

To my surprise, my confidant and beloved general Xiao Yi, the invincible "ghost-faced Xiao Lang", capsized in a small river ditch and was shot by an arrow from the enemy general Jiang Qi. !

Thousands of soldiers are easy to get, but a general is hard to find. Xiao Yi's position in Cao Cao's heart is just like Han Gaozu-Liu Bang's view of Han Xin. There is no one in a full battalion. He would rather lose a state than a confidant. What a mistake!

Then again, Cao Cao knew exactly what Xiao Yi was capable of. He was as cunning as a fox, as fierce as a wolf, and as brave as a tiger. He has never hurt a single hair, how could he be shot by an unknown Jiang Qi, there must be something strange in it?

Thinking of this, Cao Cao picked up the military newspaper and looked it over carefully. The first time he looked at the content, the second time, he looked at the deep meaning behind it. As the saying goes, words are born from the heart, and you can know many things by looking at a person's handwriting Well, this is also a way for the traitor to touch people's hearts!

"The pen runs like a snake, with force penetrating the back of the paper. Between the lines, there is a murderous air. Only a person full of energy, energy, and spirit can write such a strong handwriting..."

After checking, Cao Cao guessed eighty-nine points. Xiao Yi was not injured at all. As for the reason why he didn't want to return to Xuchang, it was also very simple - "Smart people don't want to get their hands dirty!"

"The governor was injured. This matter should not be underestimated. The child is not talented. I am willing to take the medicine to Xiliang to visit the sickness and express condolences. I also ask my father for permission!"

After receiving the letter, Cao Zhi's face was full of anxiety. For a long time, he and Xiao Yi had a very good friendship, and they treated them like brothers, and their caring feelings were not fake!

"Hehe, my son, don't worry, you don't need to go to Xiliang, and you don't need to send a doctor. You just need to send two kinds of medicinal herbs, and you can guarantee that your father will be cured once the medicine is cured!" Cao Cao patted his son on the shoulder, but Don't point out the truth, there are some things that you have to understand by yourself!

"What kind of medicine is so miraculous that it can be cured in a day?"

"Hehe... safflower, angelica!"

Medicinal materials are divided into monarchs and ministers, masters and servants, each has its own position, and must not be used indiscriminately. Safflower is the main medicine blindly, and it is also a famous "medicine for tigers and wolves". , depends on how to use it!

The same is true of medicine, and so is the employment of people. In Cao Cao's mind, Xiao Yi is his own magic sword, which is used to break through formations and kill enemies. Live, that's a waste of money!

The meaning of Cao Cao's gift of red flowers and angelica is to tell Xiao Yi that you are a medicine for tigers and wolves, and the old man will not use it indiscriminately. Come back with peace of mind, and someone will naturally take care of Xuchang's affairs!

In addition, red also has auspicious meanings, this is a hint to Xiao Yi, come back and marry the old man's daughter, don't mess around outside, the old man knows everything about you playing with women and having children in Xiliang, Haven't settled with you kid yet!

After dispatching the envoy, Cao Cao immediately sent an order to Xu Chu: "Tiger and leopard riders - people do not remove their armor, horses never leave their saddles, ready to set off at any time - return to Xuchang!"

Excalibur can only be used to destroy the enemy, if you want to do dirty work, you need a 'dung fork'!

(I was very busy during the day, so I had to code at night, everyone forgive me!)

717. Chapter 717 The Xuchang Coup

Just when Cao's father and son were inspecting Guandu, preparing for the life-and-death battle several years later, Xuchang City, two hundred miles away, was covered with dark clouds, thunder and lightning, and a large-scale political storm was brewing. The sound of sharpening knives, It can be heard!

"Drink!...Good food and wine, don't get drunk and don't return!"

"Drink!... The night view is picturesque, you can't let it down!"

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Late at night - riding in the general's mansion, decorated with lanterns and festoons, a grand banquet, servants shuttle back and forth, all kinds of delicacies are brought up like water, everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, swims in the water... everything, the guests are happy Drink freely and enjoy the happy time in front of you!

Compared with the noisy front hall, the backyard is very calm, sparsely lit, and silent. In the dark corners, there are guards in armor and holding weapons patrolling back and forth from time to time, and the defense is extremely tight!

In the secret room, Cheqi General Dong Cheng, Shangshu Pushe-Fu Wan, Changshui Xiaowei-Cong Ji, Shizhong Wang Zifu, Wu Zilan, Wu Shuo... a total of more than ten court officials sat together in a circle, Discuss a major event related to the survival of the Han Dynasty!

Since ancient times, gatherings of ministers in private has been a taboo in the hearts of the rulers. Once people find out, they will be labeled as "forming a party for personal gain and conspiring to rebel".

However, there are policies above and countermeasures below. The ministers are not allowed to gather in private. It is enough for us to meet in an open and above board. The excuse is ready... birthday banquet!

No matter how strict the court's laws and regulations are, they cannot restrict ministers from celebrating their birthdays, let alone restrict relatives and friends from coming to celebrate their birthdays.

Whenever the ministers need to gather in private to discuss some dark matters, they will organize a birthday banquet. As long as they enter the mansion and close the gate, they will have one-third of an acre of land. They can say whatever they want, do whatever they want, and be free , this method is still Situ-Wang Yun's first initiative!

Someone asked, ministers are human beings, and they celebrate their birthdays once a year. For example, if you celebrate your birthday in August, you have an accident in May. You need to meet privately. You can’t wait for three months, because the day lily will be cold. !

Don't worry, in the thousands of years of political struggle, countless wise men have emerged, and the ministers have already figured out a solution. Birthdays only come once a year, but our family has too many people!

There is no marriage law in this era. As long as you can afford to support yourself, you can marry as many women as you want. Looking around, there are dozens of concubines among civil and military officials in the court. Even if the number exceeds a hundred, it is not unusual. On the contrary, if you are determined If you practice monogamy, you will become an alternative. Colleagues will doubt your ability in certain aspects, and a large number of tiger penis, deer antler, and ginseng should be delivered to your door!

After nourishing like this, if you still don’t want to take concubines, the next step is that your colleagues will send you beautiful ones. If you don’t like women, you must be masculine. You have to like one!

In the eyes of men, face is bigger than the sky. In order to show that he is physically strong and powerful, and that he can continue to fight for the Han Dynasty, he must marry more women. It can be said that the number of concubines also represents the number of concubines. As long as the minister's physical condition is still alive, he must continue to be the groom's official!

If you want to say who has the fewest women, it must be Xiao Yi, the governor of Zhengxi. Even the wives who have never been married can barely make up a slap in the face. Fortunately, there are hundreds of "women's army" in the mansion to support the facade , everyone didn't suspect anything, they just thought that Xiao Lang had weird tastes, he didn't like women, he only loved young girls!

Closer to home...the more women, the more children, a qualified noble, the number of wives, concubines, and children is basically over a hundred. In other words, every three days or so, there can be a birthday party in the mansion. Banquet, this kind of gathering density is enough to discuss any military affairs!

What if there is an emergency and we have to gather privately on that day, and it happens that no relatives celebrate their birthday that day?

This is easy to solve. Choose one of the maids who is beautiful and more desirable, and immediately announces that she will be accepted as a concubine. She will hold a wedding that day and be the bridegroom that night. This will not be an excuse for a party, but just marry a few more women. !

For example, the banquet at Cheqi General’s Mansion was Dong Cheng’s celebration of his new No. 20 seven-room concubine. That's it!

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"Comrades, the Cao bandits are patrolling the banks of the Yellow River, and the troops in Xuchang City are empty. Here is our chance to set things right and help the Han Dynasty!" Dong Cheng held the sword in his hand, with a murderous expression on his face. He was both the convener of the party and the coup d'état One of the masterminds!

"I would like to work together with you to punish and serve the imperial court!"

Some of the people present here are diehard loyalists of the Han Dynasty, some are representatives of the gentry, some are down-and-out bureaucrats, and some have ties to the local princes. However, they all have one thing in common - they hate Cao Cao to the bone!

For a long time, under Cao Cao's iron-blooded rule, everyone lived with trepidation, for fear of offending the prime minister, and the whole family would not see the sun tomorrow. The extreme fear aroused extreme hatred, who Don't want to take down the hanging sword above your head?

In addition, Cao Cao carried out the policy of "referring to talents only", regardless of their background, they only looked at their abilities, and promoted a large number of poor families to be officials, which greatly damaged the interests of the nobles, but they were afraid of Cao Cao's authority and dared not speak out. !

If you don’t break out in silence, you will perish in silence. In the past, when Cao Cao was in Xuchang, everyone was afraid and could only behave like a man with his tail between his legs. Today, given a good opportunity, the tiger is out on patrol. Now it’s the monkeys’ turn to show their skills!

In this general environment, anti-Cao forces from all sides quickly gathered together, preparing to launch a palace coup, get rid of Cao Cao, and restore their lost paradise!

However, a coup d'état is not a play, and to succeed, three conditions are essential: soldiers, imperial edicts, and foreign aid!

Soldiers and horses, in fact, the best solution, don't look at the people who are sitting here are either civil servants or vain military generals. They don't have a single soldier in their hands, but they have great potential if they can't be held back. There are plenty of people in the family!

Officials of gentry background have a huge family behind them, ranging from dozens to hundreds of people, plus their guards, retainers, servants, tenants... together, there are no less than a thousand people. , a gentry group is a miniature country!

During the Han Dynasty, the common people were more martial arts. Children of seven or eight years old could also play a few swords and flowers, and adults had no problem. As long as they were equipped with armor and weapons, they would be a qualified warrior immediately. Then gather these people together , Put up a flag, that is an army!

There are more than a dozen ministers sitting here, all of whom are from the noble family without exception. With the power in their hands together, it is easy to gather thousands of people. It may not be enough to fight, but it is enough to launch a palace coup. More than enough!

The imperial decree, as the saying goes, "pull the tiger's skin and make a big banner". If you want to launch a coup, you can't do it without the emperor's decree. To revolt, if it is true, it is true, and if it is false, it is also true-this is called political art!

Fu Wan, Dong Cheng and others were lucky, they didn't need to make any fake edicts, because the mastermind behind this coup was the little emperor who wanted to regain power. As for the imperial edict, it was already prepared!

While speaking, Dong Cheng unfastened his belt, pulled out his sword, and cut off the thread on it. Soon, a bloody edict appeared in front of everyone:

"I have heard that the relationship between father and son comes first, the distinction between superiority and inferiority, and the importance of the monarch and the minister. Recently, the Cao thief has taken power, oppressed the monarch and father, linked up with the party, corrupted the government, ordered rewards and punishments, and my lord...