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Chapter Nineteen, Two Tigers Coming Together

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In the 12th year of Jian'an, in the Han Dynasty in Xudu, the personnel arrangements commonly known as "Three Dukes and Nine Ministers" were as follows-

The three ministers of the Later Han Dynasty were the Situ, Sikong and Taiwei, but they were long ago abolished and the prime minister system in the early Han Dynasty was restored. Cao Cao was the prime minister, and the censor Xi Lu and the Wushi Zhonglang General Cao Ang were the assistant ministers of the prime ministers - it can be regarded as the three ministers of the new era.

The head of the Nine Ministers is Taichang, and the old bureaucrat Xu Yu was appointed by Xu Yu, Xu Mengyu. This Xu Yu came from the Guangling family. When Shi Xun lived in Xuzhou, he also had some contacts with the Xu family. He respected Xu Mengyu as his commander, and the relationship between the two parties was quite harmonious.

Secondly, Guangluxun was of course Xun himself. Once again, the Weiwei was taken over by former general Ma Teng and Ma Shoucheng. Ma Teng originally settled in Guanxi and made an appointment with Han Sui to fight against the Liangzhou Governor Lu Bu. However, he was defeated in the battle. Han Sui fled west. Ma Teng had no choice but to submit a surrender letter to the court through Yongzhou Governor Yan Xiang, and temporarily stationed in Huaili. Last year, Cao Cao lured Ma Teng with the Weiwei of the Nine Ministers and summoned Ma Teng into the capital. Ma Shou grew older and his ambition was gone. He also planned to put down his butcher knife and live a peaceful life. So he handed over his troops to his son Ma Chao, and went to Beijing alone to take office.

Shixun and Ma Teng were old acquaintances, but in the Chang'an incident, the two sides had a very unhappy relationship. However, now Ma Teng is frustrated, but instead takes the initiative to flatter Shixun. Although Shixun is a person who holds grudges, he was sorry to the Ma family, and not the Ma family, and he was sorry to him. Therefore, he greeted him with a smile. He was very respectful to the ceremonies - after all, he is nearly twice as old as himself.

The Taipu was the former Grand Marshal Yang Biao. Among the three original three Dukes, Situ Zhao Wen wanted to flatter Cao Cao, but accidentally slapped him and was dismissed by Cao Cao. Only Yang Biao and Yang Wenxian were left with a more submissive attitude, and sent his son Yang Xiu to Cao Cao's shogunate. Therefore, after the third Duke was deposed, he also left him a Taipu's position as a minister to support him.

Tingwei was the former prefect of Yuzhang Hua Xin and Hua Ziyu, and Shaofu was the former prefect of Kuaiji Wang Lang and Jingxing. Both were defeated by Sun Ce and moved to Cao Cao in Beitou, and he was given a high position because of his fame. In original history, these two people were important officials of the Wei Dynasty in the future. In other words, it was also the Cao Party, although they were more favorable to the Ruying faction, and Shixun had a good relationship with them.

The Great Honglu was the former governor of Xuzhou, Tao Mengzhang. Cao Cao wanted to take over Xuzhou, but the Tao merchant knew that he could not compete with him, so he cooperated. As soon as he received the imperial edict, he rushed to Xudu to pay homage. After several years of leisure, Cao Cao was a little disgusted. So he paid for his position as the minister. However, this guy had no prestige and ability, and he was just a simple place.

Zong Zheng was Liu Ai, and Grand Secretary Nong was Wang Yi and Wang Wendu, who was once the prefect of Hedong and was driven away by Shixun. Wang Yiyi was like Cao Cao, but he still remembered his previous grudges and always had a stern face to Shixun. Shixun knew that this person had limited energy and was not enough to cause disaster, so he did not have the same knowledge as him.

In addition, there is also Jinwu, who is in addition to the nine ministers, and can also be regarded as being listed in the position of the minister, and is served by Fu Wan, the father of Fuhou.

Shixun originally planned to entrust all Guangluxun's affairs to Guanglucheng, and he was very involved, but he did not expect that Cao Cao sent a future "traitor" Geng Ji to be Guanglucheng. It was Hongfu's student who was afraid that Geng Jixing would completely undermine him, so he set up a small conspiracy group to "support Han and anti-Cao" in the department in advance, but he could not find the other party's fault for the time being and could not drive him away - he had to work harder and firmly grasp the power in his hands.

So this spring, he worked so hard. On the one hand, he managed the department, explained the scriptures and taught, and continued to consolidate his position in the Zhengmen. On the other hand, he had to study the issue of official system reform. At the same time, Hongfu had to erect the antenna. On the surface, the wind was calm, but in fact he was always paying attention to the open and secret struggles between Dong Zhao and others and Xun.

In March of this year - Wei had already left Xudu, and probably had already returned to the grassland by this time - because of Xun's forced water, the emperor finally issued an edict to add Cao Cao's nine tins. Cao Cao pretended to refuse repeatedly, but "can't push it over". He wanted to reduce "tin" by one or two tins according to Shi Xun's statement. He really didn't have such rules, so he finally had to accept it seemingly unwilling and reluctantly. As soon as the news was announced, public opinion was in an uproar, and political tide surged. Hundreds of Tai students gathered together to petition the Prime Minister's Mansion, asking Cao Cao to refute. The news came, Zhengmen was in chaos - Taixue was their basic foundation and their hope for the future. If this was to be against Cao Cao, would there be hope? From Xi Lu down, Xu Ci, Wang Jing, Liu Yan, Ren Ji and others went to dissuade them one after another, and finally stopped the little guys.

Shixun greeted Cao Cao in advance and said that it was not convenient for me to come forward. Cao Cao said it was completely understandable. Cui Yan had insufficient status and refused to say hello. Liu Yan called him and refused to go. So he was dismissed from his official position and expelled from Xudu. There was also Yang Biao, who was a former three-monarch from a family and was absent from the Cao faction. Cao Cao was not polite to this old man who was in trouble. He found an excuse to imprison Yang Wen first and sent Man Chong torture him.

But after all, Yang Biao was too old and had a high reputation. Even Xun's uncle and nephew came to plead for him, not to mention his son Yang Xiu, kneeling in the atrium of the prime minister's mansion, almost bleeding his forehead. Therefore, Cao Cao finally pardoned Yang Biao, but was dismissed from office and dismissed from office. The job of the Taifu was handed over to Cao De, a brother who had just returned to the capital.

By dismissing Cui Yan and arresting Yang Biao, Cao Cao killed the chicken to warn the monkey, and finally stabilized the situation. So since Jiuxi had already been accepted, it is time to study the issue of feudal states and establishing vassals. Dong Zhao and Xun started a fierce confrontation again. Xun You repeatedly persuaded Xun Yu, saying that you could not stop this matter, so why should you do such useless efforts? Xun Wenruo sighed to the sky: "If I don't speak, no one dares to speak. Even if it is unstoppable, it will make Cao Gong know that people are still in the Han Dynasty."

After struggling until summer, the Xun family finally retreated, and Dong Zhao won a great victory. He was about to force the emperor to issue an edict to enfeoff the country and establish a vassal state. As for Xi Lu's proposed resumption of the fifth-class title system of Zhou Dynasty, no one really took it seriously. Everyone knew that he was just Dong Gongren's sideline assist. Suddenly, an urgent request was made to Xu Du:

Liu Bei raised troops and attacked Zhang Lu in the north. Zhang Lu asked the court to send a large army to rescue on the condition of offering to Liangzhou and joining the clan.

A few years ago, the imperial court divided the prefectures and divided the original Yizhou into the two prefectures of Yi and Liang, with Zhang Lu as the governor of Liangzhou, and Liu Zhang was still the governor of Yizhou. The new Liangzhou included Wudu, Hanzhong, and Shangyong and Xicheng, which were newly divided from Hanzhong, and a total of four counties.

However, Zhang Lu's actual territory was mainly in Hanzhong. That is, the new Hanzhong, Shangyong and Xicheng counties, and most of the Wudu counties to the west were still occupied by the rebel Qiang. Later, Liu Bei entered Shu and attacked Liu Zhang with Zhang Lu. The two families were divided into time and the two families were finally divided into three Ba ​​County, and Zhang Lu had to seize one. When Liu Bei entered Chengdu, he offered Liu Jiyu, the nominal governor of Yizhou, and claimed to be the second general and the governor of Yuanzhou, and actually held full power.

Liu Bei once sent Guan Yu to advance east to assist Liu Biao in garrison Jingzhou. Later, Cao Cao obtained Xiangyang and Xiling, and Liu Biao retreated to Jiangling. After Cao's army retreated, Guan Yu returned to Shu. Liu Bei accumulated over the years and his power expanded very quickly. In the spring of this year, he finally decided to go north to move troops against Zhang Lu. Zhang Fei was in Brazil, Guan Yu followed the Yinping, and Liu Bei led his army out of Baishui and advanced three routes to Hanzhong. Zhang Lu's army suffered heavy losses and retreated step by step.

In desperation, Zhang Lu asked Gongcao Yanpu to Xudu and asked the court for help. Cao Cao gathered the generals and officials to discuss, and everyone said that he would save Hanzhong.

After Liu Bei stabilized the situation in Shuzhong, he would definitely take Liangzhou in the north. Not only did he know the historical materials of later generations that Xun could predict. This book is the meaning of the title. Jia Xu, Liu Ye, Chen Qun and others have long reminded Cao Cao that if Liu Bei seized Hanzhong, one would be free of worries in the rear of Shuzhong, the other would be threatened by Longshang in the north and the east could go straight out of Xiangfan. He was in a stable foundation and could fight for the Central Plains. He should be guarded against. On the contrary, if the court could occupy Hanzhong, he could go straight to Yizhou with a high position, and Liu Bei would not be able to settle down.

Chen Qun suggested that the Liangzhou governor Lu Bu could lead his troops south to attack Zhang Lu and to defeat Liu Bei. However, Xun and Xun You all opposed this suggestion - Lu Bu is a tiger and wolf, and the court was not easy to annex, so he entrusts Liangzhou. If he took Liangzhou again, it would be difficult to control it. Previously, Cao Cao had just passed the Jingxiang War and was busy adding Jiuxi and establishing vassal states to consolidate his own power, and was temporarily unable to attack Zhang Lu, so this matter was delayed, and he did not expect that Liu Bei would take the lead.

When Zhang Lu sent Yan Pu to ask for help, it would be impossible not to send troops to rescue him. Chen Changwen once again suggested that Hanzhong was far away and the distance water would be difficult to save nearby fire. It would be better to send Lu Bu to help him first. Before Xun spoke, Cheng Yu said first: "If Lu Bu gets Liang, he can fight with Liu Bei and the court will gain the benefits. However, if the two tigers do not fight and reunite, they are afraid that Guanzhong will be in danger!"

Lu Fengxian has been operating Liangzhou for many years, and he saw that the general situation was about to settle - Han Sui had been forced to a corner of Jincheng and could be destroyed every night, and most of the rebels of Qiang were defeated by him. It is said that the vanguard of Lu Bu's general Zhang Liao had entered Jiuquan and approached Dunhuang. Lu Bu had just sent a memorial to rebuild the Western Regions Protectorate, hoping that the court would issue an edict to appoint Gao Shun as the Protectorate.

If Putou, a western Xianbei adult, wanted to go east and was blocked by the Tuoba tribe, he would have entered Liangzhou west and fought with Lu Bu, Liangzhou would have been completely pacified.

Shixun sometimes thinks that Lu Fengxian is quite slow. Look at how many states Cao Cao has taken, but you can't handle Liangzhou alone? However, after asking for relevant information from Jia Wenhe and studying it carefully, he thinks that Lu Bu is not easy. Liangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and Hu and Han live together. The situation is very complicated. If Lu Bu only wanted to occupy the central cities of each county and impose restrictions on those rebels of Qiang and Hu, it is estimated that Cao Cao would have been able to get Liangzhou before he defeated Yuan Shao. Just like the Sun family, for many years, hasn't they been tossing in only one state in Yangzhou? Until Sun Quan became king, Kuaiji, and Yuzhang, there were still many mountains and Yues hidden in the deep valleys of the Central Plains - this is incomparable to the counties and counties in the Central Plains.

However, Cao Cao was very scheming and wrote letters to Lu Bu many times. On the one hand, he praised and rewarded him. On the other hand, he reminded: "Since Yonghan, Qiang and Hu have rebelled many times, and the Western Regions have gradually lost. Now that the general wants to open the Western Regions and achieve the achievements of Dingyuan, he must first determine the Qiang and Hu. Otherwise, the general goes west and the Qiang and Hu disturb it later, and it will be difficult." You must completely solve the problem of Qiang and Hu rebellion in order to safely and boldly manage the Western Regions.

So Lu Bu immediately swept the village in Liting in Liangzhou, hoping to maintain peace in all counties. In addition, his personality was a little simple and rough. Don’t Qiang and Hu like to make trouble? I might as well kill them all, so won’t be able to get messed up? There is really no chicken or dog left everywhere. Under high pressure, it is inevitable to drive fish for the abyss, and Qiang and Hu went to Han Sui. If it weren’t for this, Han Wen’s promise would have been exhausted. Chen Gong repeatedly advised him, but Lu Bu just refused to listen and was determined to kill the rear completely.

He had been fooled by Cao Cao and Shixun, and he completely thought that the Han Dynasty had reopened the Western Regions Protectorate Palace as its highest goal in life.
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