Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Lu Yan couldn't help but nodded when he heard this: "There is still too little information..."

There was no way to judge, and the scene fell into silence for a while.

Who is the person who helped the emperor escape from control... Lu Yan thought about it, and fell into thinking again.

Seeing that Lu Yan seemed to be thinking about something, Cao Ren and the others became quieter, even breathing less, fearing that it would disturb Lu Yan's thinking.

After a cup of tea, Lu Yan finally sorted out some clues in his mind.

Li Jue and Guo Si, under Jia Xu's reminder, counterattacked Chang'an and successfully controlled the court.

But after that, not only did the two of them not reflect on the reasons for Dong Zhuo's failure to improve their behavior, but they intensified and committed many bad behaviors that surpassed Dong Zhuo's.

To persecute the emperor, so that the majestic monarch of a country has no clothes to cover his body and food;

Burning, killing and looting, the entire capital was turned upside down by them, and the people complained.

Until the arrival of the severe drought and famine, the Taiwei Yang Biao saw the opportunity and secretly set up a divorce plan, which successfully caused Li and Guo to start fighting each other.

The two Li and Guo turned against each other, and even one hijacked the emperor and the other hijacked the ministers, causing a lot of trouble.

The struggle made them ignore the importance of the emperor.

Later, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty begged Li Jue and Guo Si countless times to let him return to Luoyang, and then he was able to walk out of Chang'an.

Although Li Jue and Guo Si quickly repented and wanted to recover Han Xiandi.

But under the desperate protection of Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others, the emperor returned to Luoyang smoothly despite all the hardships.

There is no news about Chang'an's shadow guards, and Lu Yan doesn't know what's going on in Chang'an, whether the emperor has left Chang'an or not.

It's even a question of whether the shadow guards stationed in Chang'an are alive or not...

If you don't take the initiative, there will be a fog in front of you;

If you are too proactive, you may arouse the suspicion of the emperor and courtiers prematurely, and it may add unnecessary variables to Boss Cao's chances.

Thinking of this, Lu Yan raised his head and said to Cao Ren and the others: "To be on the safe side, if the Son of Heaven hasn't sent a message to welcome you, we'd better not act rashly."

"Yes, being too courteous will make people suspect ulterior motives.

Even if we can grab the emperor, it will be just another Dong Zhuo at that time, which will have too many disadvantages for our future development. " Guo Jia agreed.

Lu Yan nodded and said: "Anyway, there is no definite news yet. We can continue to wait patiently for the matter of welcoming the emperor."

"Guo Junshi really knew about this!" Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Li Dian looked at each other, but felt that this was expected and there was no need to be surprised.

Lu Yan and the others had no way of knowing whether the messenger's arrival had revealed anything to Cao Cao.

Maybe, this envoy really just wanted to send a reward to Cao Cao?

"Zi Xiao, Zi Lian, Man Cheng, please wait patiently for a while longer. I believe that the emperor will leave Chang'an in less than a year at the latest. Naturally, you will not be missing the great achievements of welcoming the emperor!" Lu Yan said to Cao Ren and others comforted him.

These three masters, looking forward to the stars and the moon, are looking forward to the great achievements of welcoming the emperor.

Oh, there is also Yu Jin, a poor man who is looking forward to this side, but he has been bound to Dongjun now, so he may not have a chance to go to Luoyang...

After Cao Ren and the others left, Guo Jia asked Lu Yan: "Changsheng, why are you so sure that the emperor can leave Chang'an smoothly?"

Hearing this, Lu Yan revealed an inscrutable smile on the corner of his mouth, and replied, "Guess?"

"..." Guo Jia was silent for a while, and then a faint sentence came: "Want to drink?"

"Listen to a little song?"

......

In Juancheng, the court envoys, accompanied by Xun Yu and others, walked through the streets and alleys of Juancheng.

After coughing a few times, the messenger said, "Thank you, Xun Biejia, and everyone for your company. I have finally witnessed the prosperity of Yanzhou and Cao Yanzhou's benevolence to the people."

Cheng Yu standing behind Xun Yu,

He always felt that the purpose of the envoy's shopping was not so simple, but he never imagined that this guy actually came to find out the truth of Cao Cao for the emperor.

During the time that the envoy was in Juancheng, he learned a lot of news about Yanzhou, both openly and secretly.

Although everyone didn't deliberately hide it from him, people still feel that what they have found out is the real inside story.

After completing his mission, the envoy embarked on the road west to Chang'an,

Leaving Juancheng,

The envoy sat in a spacious carriage and recorded everything he saw, heard and thought on the way,

"Although there are a large number of hungry people pouring into Yanzhou, there are very few news of people dying of starvation."

"The prosperity and wealth of Chenliu City is comparable to Luoyang City, the imperial capital of the past!"

"Cao Yanzhou implements work-for-relief, exchanging money and food for a large amount of labor.

The various infrastructures in Yanzhou have been improved unprecedentedly, and the refugees also benefited from the money and food in exchange for their hard work, so they can fill their stomachs and survive the crisis safely. "

"Cao Yanzhou has never acted as an arrogance, nor has he set up official positions privately or occupied land for no reason like other princes..."

"I think Cao Yanzhou is the most reliable among the princes of the Kanto region!"

Chapter 8 The Son of Heaven Returns to the East, Yuan Shao or Cao Cao?

Boss Cao is indeed a real person, at least for now he still really wants to help the Han Dynasty.

As for what will happen to his mentality in the future, that is a matter of the future.

People's hearts are the most complicated. Lu Yan only hopes that Boss Cao can maintain his original aspirations for the people. As for who the emperor is, he really doesn't care much.

In fact, in the Three Kingdoms period, how many people really cared about the Han Dynasty?

Looking at the back of the carriage carrying the court envoys, Cao Cao sighed and said, "Why did you end up in such a state?"

Not to mention others, Xun Yu is absolutely loyal to the Han family and the emperor.

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Xun Yu suddenly bowed his hands to him and bowed deeply, saying, "Master, the Son of Heaven needs your help!"

Cao Cao quickly helped Xun Yu up, and was about to comfort him, when Cheng Yu suddenly said, "Wen Ruo, of course my lord also wants to help Han, but the emperor is far away in Chang'an, so I can't reach him..."

Xun Yu felt very uncomfortable in his heart, but as a wise man, reason would always overwhelm emotion.

He knew that Cheng Yu's words were correct.

You can't just ruin your current great foundation in vain in order to rescue the emperor.

Thousands of words, finally turned into a long sigh, "Alas..."

Xun Yu retreated behind Cao Cao, staring at the direction the carriage left for a long time, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing that the carriage disappeared from sight, Cao Cao turned to Xun Yu and Cheng Yu and said, "We need to strengthen ourselves to help the Son of Heaven turn the tide.

Wen Ruo, Zhong De, I still need your help in the future! "

"With the lord's trust, Yu (Yu) dares to die!"

......

In a blink of an eye, the first year of Xingping is approaching.

This year, the princes endured very hard.

Even Boss Cao felt a mountain of pressure.

Money and food are consumed faster than expected.

Seeing that the blood volume was about to run out, in the end it was Tian, ​​the patriarch of the rich family in Dongjun County, who took the lead in calling on the family to donate money and food. At the critical moment, he gave Boss Cao a bite, and Boss Cao survived.

In order to thank the Tian family for their help in times of crisis, Cao Cao enlisted Tian's two sons as officials and worked in Jibei and Dong'e respectively.

Since then, the Tian family has stepped from a wealthy gentry to a higher level.

Although the crisis has not been completely resolved, in the first year of Xingping, generally speaking, there is no danger.

As long as the first batch of grain is harvested in the coming year and the nearly one million refugees are completely digested, Yanzhou can once again usher in an opportunity for rapid development!

But Chang'an City, which is far away in Jingzhao, has experienced hellish torture this year.

in the palace,

Hanxian Emperor Liu Xie, who is only 14 years old,

At this time, the face was earthy, and he was sitting on his dragon chair trembling.

Standing on both sides of the wide dragon chair are Li Jue and Guo Si, who are wearing armor and have long knives hanging from their waists.

The courtiers below did not dare to make a sound, they were already scared of being killed by Li and Guo!

Those who can still stand here are all people who know how to save their lives, and the ministers who are a little more upright have all been bent or broken...

From Dong Zhuo's entry into Luoyang to Li Jue and Guo Si's control of the government, rebels were rampant, and the dignity of the emperor had long since disappeared.

Although Dong Zhuo is a bastard, there are Li Ru and others who can persuade him, and there is still some superficial respect for the emperor's royal family.

But what about the two in front of them?

That's a reckless man who doesn't take the emperor seriously.

Li Jue and Guo Si didn't know what rumors they heard recently, and they began to gradually suspect each other.

This kind of suspicion continued from the court to the army, until the two finally turned against each other completely!

Today's court hall has become a battlefield for Li Jue and Guo Si. Anyway, no matter how they fight, Liu Xie just shrinks aside and dare not make a sound.

After finally making it to the next court, Liu Xie carefully returned to his bedroom with the support of the elderly eunuch.

at the same time,

The envoy who went to Juancheng, Yanzhou to deliver the reward edict finally came back.

"Your Majesty!" The envoy burst into tears after seeing Liu Xie, "I went to Yanzhou alone, and I almost couldn't come back!"

When Liu Xie heard this, he said in horror: "Ah! Could it be that Cao Cao is going to harm you too?"

The envoy was taken aback when he heard the words, and knew that he seemed to have misspoken, so he hurriedly remedied: "It's not Cao Yanzhou...it's the famine along the way, and the people eat each other...I...I was almost killed by a group of people. Someone caught it and roasted it!"

"Baked...baked?!" The eunuch widened his eyes and whispered, "They...cannibal???"

"Barbecue...Don't say it, I haven't eaten it for a long time..." Liu Xie's mind went awry.

Hearing the eunuch's horrified low cry, Liu Xie put aside the strange thoughts in his mind.

The envoy didn't see the faint strangeness in Liu Xie's eyes, he continued: "I came from Yingchuan County, passed through Chenliu, Puyang and finally arrived at Juancheng."

Looking up, seeing Liu Xiehe and the old eunuch staring at him, the emissary hurriedly continued: "Unlike other places where the land was full of starvation due to severe drought and famine, Yingchuan, Chenliu, and Dongjun can still harvest more than [-]% of the grain. .

And because Chenliu prefect Lu Yan bought food a few months in advance, not only did no one starve to death in Yanzhou, but also took in nearly a million refugees! ! "

"Oh~~! Cao Cao is so prescient?!" Liu Xie couldn't help exclaiming when he heard the words.

Hearing this news, Liu Xie was refreshed. This Cao Cao is simply a clear stream in the rolling mud and rocks!

The old eunuch also said at this time:

"Your Majesty, Cao Yanzhou assassinated Dong alone, although it ended in failure, he launched an alliance to seek Dong.

Later, he even led the army to chase and kill Dong thief alone. It can be said that he is devoted to the Han and loyal! "

Liu Xie nodded fiercely and agreed: "You are right, Cao Cao is indeed extremely loyal and brave!"

The envoy waited until Liu Xiehe and the eunuch had finished praising Cao Cao, and then continued: "I have made many inquiries in Juancheng, and found that Cao Yanzhou has never committed any trespass."

"Ah... there are very few Hanchens who are so loyal and responsible..." Liu Xie sighed again.

Many princes have begun to ignore the court and set up officials themselves.

The envoy felt that his analysis and vision should be fine, so he said: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, Cao Yanzhou should be the most trustworthy Kanto prince."

Liu Xie still hesitated. To be honest, the best candidate in his mind is definitely not Cao Cao after the eunuch. "But I think Yuan Shao will be better?"

The envoy did not go to Yuan Shao's place, but the fourth and third sons of the Yuan family, and Yuan Shao's prestige as the leader of the coalition army, all of these are still there.

What's more, Yuan Shao also sits in the whole territory of Jizhou and has great families to help him. His soldiers and horses are only stronger than Cao Cao's.

"Your Majesty, why not send an edict to them at the same time, if anyone can arrive first, we will accept whoever..."

The envoy's suggestion is very pertinent, and it can be regarded as a compromise.

Liu Xie nodded, thinking it was a good idea.

That being the case, the eunuch asked Liu Xie for instructions: "Your Majesty, shouldn't we make plans earlier?"