When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

Chapter 151 It’s truly a troubled time!
What makes Qin Shihuang a little confused is whether Liu Xie, the current emperor of the Han family, is an obedient and sensible emperor, or an emperor with his own plans in his heart?
But no matter whether Liu Xie takes action subjectively, objectively he probably won’t make any waves.

[Cao Cao decided to welcome the emperor with all his heart. In August, Cao Cao arrived in Luoyang and ordered Lu Shangshu, the commander-in-chief of the school. In September, he moved Liu Xie to Xu County, which became the capital, and Cao Cao himself was named a general. , was granted the title of Marquis of Wuping. 】

[In November, Cao Cao was promoted to Sikong, and legitimately took charge of the official army of the imperial court. Externally, Cao Cao's move by the emperor gave all his actions a layer of legitimacy, and at the same time greatly improved Cao Cao's power. Social status. 】

[This allowed him to successfully start to make friends with forces everywhere and recruit talents from all over the world in the name of the Han family. After the internal affairs were initially stabilized, Cao Cao began to fight everywhere to expand his territory and influence. 】

[In the second year of Jian'an, Cao Cao led his troops to conquer Zhang Xiu in Wancheng, and then went east to conquer Yuan Shu. 】

[However, among these two major battles, the Battle of Wancheng did not go smoothly. 】

[At first Zhang Xiu pretended to surrender, but then rebelled, causing great damage to Cao's army. 】

[Cao Cao’s eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin, and fierce general Dian Wei all died in this battle. 】

[Later, Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu twice, but failed to achieve results. 】

[In the third year, Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou eastward. At this time, Lu Bu occupied Xuzhou. However, under Cao Jun's offensive, Lu Bu's army was divided. In December, Lu Bu's generals Wei Xu, Song Xian and others captured Chen Gong alive and surrendered to Cao Cao. Seeing that the situation was over, he went down to the city and surrendered. 】

[Cao Cao executed Lu Bu, Chen Gong, Gao Shun and others, subdued Lu Bu's general Zhang Liao and Taishan heroes Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others, and initially took control of Xuzhou. 】

[In the fourth year, Cao Cao captured Hanoi County, and his power gradually spread to the north bank of the Yellow River, and then invaded Qingzhou. Zhang Xiu of Wancheng before knew that he had no way to recover, and surrendered to Cao Cao. 】

[However, at the end of four years, the famous "Belt Edict" incident occurred within Cao Jun. 】

[[-]: It was Liu Xie’s behavior. He hid the secret edict in his belt and finally asked someone to take him out of the palace. 】

[Two: It is related to Liu Xie. He wrote a secret edict and his men tied it up with clothes and belts. 】

[Three: It has nothing to do with Liu Xie. It is someone who is dissatisfied with what Cao Cao did and intends to alienate his relationship. 】
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Han Dynasty, the first year before Emperor Wen.

Liu Qi was a little surprised: "The leader of Xuzhou is actually Lu Bu. Didn't he defect to Liu Bei who succeeded Tao Qian before? It's truly a troubled time!"

The bosses in various places are probably not much more stable than the common people, and things can change if they are not careful.

As for Zhang Xiu, although he surrendered in the end, the sacrifices involved could have been avoided, which is really regrettable.

Liu Heng looked at the options and was not surprised by Liu Xie's actions, but he did not think Liu Xie had chosen a good time to start taking action. He was arranged by Cao Cao to Xu County. What kind of power could he have around him?
In addition, now that the Han Dynasty is declining, there are probably not many people who are sincerely loyal to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and loyal to Liu Xie.

Furthermore, the more Cao Cao uses the reputation of the Han Dynasty to enhance his own power, the more he will understand how important this reputation is. Therefore, how could he not closely monitor Liu Xie?

Taking a step back, even if Liu Xie thought carefully and successfully passed the secret edict out of the palace, where could this secret edict go?

In the hands of forces that are tit for tat with Cao Cao?
Even if it is given to them, they are willing to send troops to deal with the outsiders around Liu Xie before Cao Cao finds out, and welcome Liu Xie into their hands, but for Liu Xie, it is just a change of place.

So he pressed it. [In the fourth year, Liu Xie was dissatisfied with Cao Cao's autocratic power and was not willing to be a puppet. So he put the secret edict in his pocket and sent his own people to secretly send him out of Cao Cao's sphere of influence, so that he could summon righteous men from all over the world and try to kill Cao Cao. . 】

[Those who participated in this conspiracy included General Liu Bei of the Left, Colonel Changshui, editors and others. 】

[Five years later, Cao Cao knew about the "Belt Edict" conspiracy, and Dong Cheng and other participants were dealt with one after another. Even the pregnant Dong Guiren could not escape death. 】

[During this purge, Liu Bei, who survived the disaster, turned around and occupied Xuzhou. 】

[However, Cao Cao never underestimated Liu Bei from beginning to end, and quickly mobilized troops to attack Xuzhou, so Liu Bei fled to Yuan Shao again. Why Yuan Shao?Because Yuan Shao was the most powerful force at that time. 】

[Liu Bei was just a trigger. The two of them had already paid attention to each other. 】

[Cao Cao Although Cao Cao's apparent military power was inferior to Yuan Shao's, he did not have the slightest fear. 】

[In the fifth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao ordered General Yan Liang and others to march into Baima (now Huaxian County, Anyang, Henan Province), and led his army to Tun Liyang to launch an attack on Cao Cao. 】

[Cao Cao is much weaker than Yuan Shao. The area south of the river that Cao Cao occupies is small and the site of the Four Wars. It is dilapidated and has not yet been fully restored. It is not as rich in materials as Yuan Shao. 】

[Cao Cao's military strength was also far inferior to that of Yuan Shao. His total strength was probably only a few tens of thousands. According to the "Book of Emperor Wu", "Cao Cao's troops were less than [-] and there were only [-] or [-] wounded". 】

[Even if Pei Songzhi thinks this number is inaccurate and Cao Cao's troops will not be so small, there is no doubt that Cao Cao's troops are far inferior to Yuan Shao. 】

[Yuan Shao's army came to attack, and Xudu was shocked.Cao Cao comforted the generals and said: "I know that Shao is a man with great ambitions but little wisdom. He is tough but timid. He is restrained but lacks authority. He has many soldiers but unclear divisions. His generals are arrogant but their orders are inconsistent. Although the land is vast, Although the food is plentiful, it is enough to serve me.”]

[This battle is also known as the Battle of Guandu in later generations, a typical example of a small force defeating a large number and a weak force defeating a strong force. In the end, after some ups and downs, Cao Cao won a complete victory and defeated Yuan Shao's army. 】

[However, just after the war, Cao Cao obtained a large number of Yuan Shao's books and documents, in which he found many letters between his subordinates and Yuan Shao, so Cao Cao. 】

[[-]: Get furious and spread the letter, using it as evidence to deal with the relevant people. 】

[Two: Very angry, but also knowing that this situation is inevitable, but still prejudiced against these people, decided to deal with it secretly. 】

[Three: I don’t plan to take a closer look, just burn it in public to comfort people’s hearts. 】
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Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan period.

Li Shimin nodded: "Although Mr. Cao is very suspicious, he is sharp in power strategy and strategizing. He is a great person."

In terms of military affairs, Cao Cao often has a broad mind and is able to accept Zhang Xiu, Lu Bu and other people who have been his enemies many times. At the same time, he did not deal with letters from his subordinates who may have secretly communicated with Yuan Shao or even leaked various military secrets of his. .

But when it comes to political matters, Cao Cao often behaves extremely suspicious.

(End of this chapter)