"The King of Bohai wants to control Jizhou?"

Dong Zhuo thought about Jia Xu's words and felt that it didn't seem like it. In his impression, the young master didn't have much desire for power.

Otherwise, he would not have shared so much credit when the Yellow Turban was defeated. Moreover, when the two met in Taiyuan, the young master also showed his concern for the overall situation and blocked the pressure from Xianbei in the north, allowing Dong Zhuo to concentrate on handling Luoyang.

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Among the people recommended by Liu Qing, only Tian Feng was his, and there was no sign that he wanted to control Jizhou.

"Wen He, could there be a mistake? Why can't we see it? Guo Yu and Fu Xie, one is from Taiyuan and the other is from Liangzhou. As for Dong Zhao, this is the first time I have heard of it, but he

The surname is Dong, we agree!" Dong Zhuo said.

"Dong Gong, the two kingdoms between Zhongshan and Hejian had no prime minister. The Yuan family first granted the title of Yuan Shao to Cao Cao, and then the King of Bohai urgently sent a letter asking for the title of Tianfeng and Dong Zhao, along with the Qinghe Anping Zhao County. It was obviously for the Yuan family. Dong

The public should support Bo

King of the Sea, Jizhou has always been an important source of troops and food. The Yuan family has formed an alliance. If Jizhou is captured, Dong Gong may not be able to support it. Don't forget, the land east of the river where Si Li Granary is located has not yet been recovered."

Jia Xu gave several reasons in succession, and the generals in the hall listened blankly. Although it was not their turn to take the field, it was as if the war had already begun.

"In this case, if I seal the entire Jizhou again, wouldn't it be of great benefit to the prince? And the Jizhou governor, there are not many good people in the Jizhou governor!" Dong Zhuo scolded.

He first scolded Li Shao, the governor who first failed to observe and was defeated by the Yellow Turban, then Huangfu Song, who was not very good with him, and then Wang Fen, who even attempted to assassinate Liu Hong and committed treason. As for the current one, he was completely

Dong Zhuo didn't know Jia Cong at all.

When he heard that Dong Zhuo wanted to make a big deal, Jia Xu quickly dissuaded him, "Don't do it, Mr. Dong. The King of Bohai is a meticulous person. Just act according to his wishes!"

Dong Zhuo nodded, stood up immediately, and said: "What Wen He said is true. We will go to the palace to ask for the order, and everything will be done according to the wishes of the young master!"

"Dong Gong, don't forget Liangzhou."

"I can't forget Ma Teng, the governor of Longxi, and Han Sui, the governor of Jincheng." Dong Zhuo repeated.

…

February has arrived, spring has arrived, and the land of Jizhou is once again full of vitality. After several years of drought, the snow this winter has brought long-lost moisture to the fertile fields of Jizhou. As the saying goes, auspicious snow heralds a good harvest.

Liu Qing was free and went west to the country of Danhejian to meet Cao Cao.

Naturally, Cao Cao liked what he heard and saw, so he held a small banquet in the pavilion and cooked wine and feasted with Liu Qing.

Liu Qing did not expect that he would "drink wine and discuss the world" with Cao Cao.

The hero is myself?

However, at this time, Cao Cao was still very confused. Not to mention the world, he was still worried about whether he should be the Prime Minister of Hejian who was given to him.

Do it! He always felt that he had a grudge in his heart. Firstly, he knew that this imperial edict was issued by Yuan Wei and was not a real favor from the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Secondly, the power of the world rested on the land of Henan and Yan. He was here

He seemed to be an outsider.

Don’t do it? Let’s not talk about offending Mr. Yuan, I’m afraid my father will break his legs too!

After all, he is a county chief and a local official.

Therefore, when facing Liu Qing, Cao Cao wanted to ask for advice, and he always valued Liu Qing's suggestions.

Cao Cao held up his wine glass and said in greeting: "The King of Bohai is here, and Piper is shining brightly. Let's have a drink together first!"

Liu Qing accepted it gladly and drank it all in one gulp. The warm liquid flowed from his throat, dispelling the remaining chill of early spring.

"Meng De is too polite. Since this year, the Central Plains has undergone great changes. Today's imperial struggle is no less harmful than the chaos between the Yellow Turbans and foreign tribes. I wonder what Meng De thinks about this?" Liu Qing asked preemptively.

Cao Cao did not expect Liu Qing to start this topic first, and after a while he thought for a while and said: "Dong Zhuo's use of force to abolish the establishment was unpopular. Now that everyone in the world has condemned it, the Central Plains may be washed away by the flames of war again."

"Then Meng De thinks that Dong Zhuo's move is treason?" Liu Qing asked tentatively.

"In the past, when Dou Wu established the Ling Emperor, he was just a small city gate captain. Just because he was in charge of Luoyang and joined forces with the Grand Tutor Chen Fan, it was a matter of course. Dong Zhuowu took over Luoyang, but he was at odds with the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei, resulting in the current situation.

How it will end is still unknown. If Chen Liu's alliance is successful, even if Liu is sent away..." Cao Cao paused, but still did not call out Liu Bian's name. Now he should be called your majesty.

"I'm afraid it won't be possible to send His Majesty back to Luoyang without staining Luoyang with blood."

Liu Qing held up the empty wine glass, observed the exquisite patterns on it, and replied casually: "When Liu Xie succeeded to the throne, he was the first to appoint Yuan Wei as Taifu. If Yuan Wei accepted it, then his differences with Dong Zhuo would still be political differences.

It can be solved in the court, and the Han Dynasty will still exist."

Liu Qing changed his tone and said sharply: "It's a pity that he chose to ignore it. He kept saying that elders and younger ones should be distinguished and the etiquette of the ancestral temple, but he regarded Liu Xie who ascended the throne according to the ancestral ceremony of the Han Dynasty as nothing. He hijacked King Hongnong and established him as a puppet. He has nothing.

The ancestral temple has no jade seal to pass down the country, and it still falsely claims that Ruyang will be the capital. Is this not treating the Han Dynasty as child's play?"

From Liu Qing's cold words, Cao Cao heard anger, ridicule and disdain, and thought to himself: So it seems that the King of Bohai supports Liu Xie?

Although he was a young emperor, as Liu Qing said, Liu Xie was the one who had gone through the real enthronement ceremony of the Han Dynasty and was in charge of the ancestral temple and the jade seal.

No wonder Liu Qing didn't want to see Yuan Shao in Bohai County.

Cao Cao thought again, why did Liu Hong make Liu Qing the King of Bohai before his death? In connection with Liu Qing's statement today, and the fact that Liu Hong loved Liu Xie, it seemed to be understood.

Cao Cao realized: The late emperor used Bohai King to make a deal with Liu Qing, asking him to support Liu Xie!

Liu Qing's words were not easy to accept.

Cao Cao remained silent and poured a spoonful of wine for Liu Qing.

"Mengde, do you think that what Yuan Wei did was done by his ministers?" Liu Qing launched a soul torture.

Liu Qing's position has been made clear, and Cao Cao's own situation is also clear to him. Although he does not regard himself as Prime Minister of Hejian, he has been here for almost half a year.

"Ahem~" Cao Cao woke up and said, "What King Bohai said is very reasonable, but..."

Liu Qing raised his ears, but what came next was what he really wanted to say.

"Dong Zhuo abolished the elders and established the younger ones, violating etiquette and law first. All officials and officials regarded it this way. What Yuan did was inappropriate, but his original intention was still for the sake of the Han Dynasty." Cao Cao said cautiously, for fear of fear.

This angered King Bohai.

What Cao Cao said was the reason why Yuan Wei dared to do this, because he had already found an excuse. If he hadn't seen Yuan's figure behind the Yellow Turban Rebellion, maybe Liu Qing himself would have naively thought: At least Yuan

Wei, a veteran official of the Han Dynasty, should be loyal to the Han Dynasty...

However, the reality is cruel. In history, he was already on the verge of death after being tortured by Liu Hong, so naturally he had nothing to pursue. Even when Yuan Shao made an alliance to challenge Dong, he did not escape from Luoyang. In addition to being confident, he was probably a little bit disillusioned with life and death.

"What about Meng De? That's what you think too!" Liu Qing stared at Cao Cao and launched soul torture again.

When Cao Cao heard this, he was stunned. The spoon that scooped up the wine fell into the wine with a "plop". He suddenly came back to his senses and smiled at Liu Qing: "Young Master is joking. You can't defeat a captain. This battle over the country's foundation will be ruined."

How can I have any ideas when it comes to establishing big things?"

Liu Qing smiled and said: "Mengde, don't be nervous. You, Cao Mengde, are not a scholar. There is no need to work hard for the Yuan family. Do you remember that I said in the past that if Mengde wants to be the prime minister of Jinan, Xun Nui can still do it."

Give way to the wise."

Give way to the virtuous? Cao Cao read this sentence. He originally thought that it was Xun's favor that Xun Kui wanted to give way to him in the past. How could he listen to what King Bohai said and mean it?

Could it be that at that time, when Liu Qing was still white, the Xun family had already put such a heavy bargaining chip on him?

Cao Cao looked at Liu Qing, watched him put down his wine glass, walked to the pavilion, turned his back to him, and looked up at the southern sky.

The Cao family supports the Yuan family. Putting aside those high-sounding things, Cao Cao knows clearly, and the Xun family values ​​Liu Qing so much. Xun family's background and Xun family's vision needless to say, they are ten times better than Cao Cao and the Cao family.

Eighteen thousand miles.

Last time, even Xun Chen was left behind by Liu Qingqiang.

Hejian phase and Jinan phase, these two equivalent positions will have two completely different paths.

Cao Cao already had the answer in his heart. Although he was not firm enough and still hesitated due to the different opinions among his family, this time, Cao Cao planned to act arbitrarily.

The thoughts in his mind passed by in an instant, and Cao Cao responded in a relaxed and surprised tone: "Really? Cao Cao has been thinking about that for more than half a year!"

Gu Yan

Liu Qing did not look back, but he also heard clues from Cao Cao's tone. He continued: "After hundreds of years, the Han Dynasty has either withered or is in danger, or some people think that the weather will change and the building will collapse, but!

"

Liu Qing suddenly turned around and said loudly: "As long as we and the Miao descendants of our great ancestor are still here, we can never think of anyone overturning it!"

Cao Cao looked at Liu Qing, who was standing upright, and couldn't bear to look straight at him. The benevolence and righteousness he showed when fighting side by side, and the loyalty and filial piety he showed to the man at the moment all explained the perfection of the man in front of him.

When Liu Qing used [Gaozu Miao Yi], in the eyes of others, especially in the eyes of people who already had a good impression of him, Liu Qing was a shining existence.

A capable minister in governing the world, a hero in troubled times, Cao Cao suddenly remembered his own life commentary.

Ever since Xun Yu gave him guidance several times, he has been convinced that troubled times are coming, and he also wants to do something big, although he doesn't know what it is yet.

But now, for some reason, he vaguely saw the hope of governing the world in Liu Qing...

Looking at the stunned Cao Cao, Liu Qing felt funny in his heart. Today, Cao Cao was in a much more embarrassed state when cooking wine than Liu Bei in history.

"Mengde!" Liu Qing called.

"Um?"

"March 3rd is the day of my wedding to the Xun family's daughter. Remember to come to the palace for a wedding banquet, and don't forget the gift money!" Liu Qing said as he walked out.

Cao Cao smacked his lips and murmured: "March 3rd? Is this a coincidence?"

…

Yuan Shao went to Lunu, Zhongshan, but soon returned to Chenliu.
To be continued...