Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 825 Cao Cao's Problem
Liu He was about to go back for dinner, but was surprised to see Qian Li suddenly jogging back.

"Is there anything else Daozhun forgot to say?"

Qian Li took out a roll of cloth from his arms and handed it over respectfully with both hands.

"I almost forgot that this is a letter sent by General Guan, which states that it must be handed over to Your Majesty and opened in person."

Liu He's expression changed slightly. After a while, he said calmly, "Oh..."

He took the letter casually, then waved his hand, signaling Qian Li to leave.

"Father..."

A voice suddenly sounded in his ear. Liu He turned around and saw that it was Liu Zheng.

"Grandmother asked me to come out to see if you had finished your work, and told you to go back and have dinner quickly."

Liu He hurriedly held the letter in his palm: "Oh, it's done, it's done, let's go back and eat."

He walked forward, took Liu Zheng's hand, and walked into the hall together. However, Liu Zheng stuck his head out and looked at his other hand.

"Father, what is that thing you hold in your hand? I just heard that it was sent by my second uncle..."

"Little kid, stop talking too much and just eat your meal."

Liu He interrupted his question, pushed him to his seat, walked to his seat and sat down.

"Oh? My son Yunchang has something to send?" Empress Dowager Xu's brows suddenly brightened.

"He'er, what did Yunchang send? Come on, show it to mother."

Liu He secretly hid the letter in his sleeve under the table and said, "It's just Yunchang's military report in Liangzhou."

Xu's face darkened: "Since it is a military report, I can't read it. Come, eat, eat."

After lunch, Liu He bid farewell to the Queen Mother and prepared to go back to continue to preside over the government.

"I will see your majesty off."

Diao Chan stood up and was about to follow, but Liu He held out his hand to signal her to stop: "No need, my beloved concubine, please continue to accompany the Queen Mother and sit down. Let Yu'er take me back."

When Diao Chan heard this, her cherry lips pouted, but she still sat back obediently.

After Liu He and Zhang Yu walked for a while, he suddenly sighed.

Zhang Yu smiled when she saw this and said, "I guess your Majesty must be in a difficult position because your second uncle sent a letter to plead for your third uncle, right?"

Liu He looked at her in surprise, then laughed: "Sure enough, I knew I couldn't hide it from you."

Zhang Yu said, "Though Third Uncle violated military discipline, fortunately, no bad consequences were caused. Your Majesty severely reprimanded him that day and locked him up in the mansion for a month. Your Majesty has always been very loyal to the four sworn brothers, and it is surprising that he could be so cruel this time. At this moment, Your Majesty might as well do Second Uncle a favor and give Third Uncle a beating and release him. Isn't that a good thing?"

Liu He glanced at her and said, "Why do I punish Gong Yi like this? You already know why. Why do you still ask me when you already know the answer?"

Zhang Yu bowed to him and said, "I am a woman, so I have no problem saying a few words about matters concerning the life and death of my husband and his brothers, but I dare not say anything about matters involving the interests of the government. Your Majesty also understands this, so isn't it unnecessary to ask?"

Liu He was stunned, then patted his head: "Ah... I don't know whether it is a blessing or misfortune to have a wife like you..." "I will send you here. Your Majesty, you can walk the rest of the way by yourself and think about it..."

Zhang Yu bowed and turned to leave.

Liu He looked at her back for a long time, then he sighed: "Hey... Third brother, how come you have to run into the matter of Dameng? I used such means to save Dameng. Although those ministers will not and dare not say anything openly now, they are bound to have complaints in their hearts, not to mention that there are many scholars and people who do not know the truth. If I let you go again, the misunderstanding will definitely deepen. How will people in the world look at me? These things are much more complicated than marching and fighting... Third brother, you really gave me a difficult problem..."

A few days later, Jingzhou, Nanyang County, Wancheng.

Last month, Cao Cao suddenly attacked Nanyang with lightning speed and captured all the counties in Nanyang in just a few days.

Most of the troops in Jingzhou were fighting with Shi Xie in Jiaozhou, or guarding against an attack from troops in Yizhou in the west. Therefore, even though Liu Biao wanted to retake Nanyang, he was unable to do so for a while. After he finally transferred back tens of thousands of troops, winter arrived, and the two sides were deadlocked on both sides of the Mian River.

More than ten days after the snow in Luoyang, Nanyang also had a moderate snowfall. Overnight, the forests inside and outside the city were covered with frost.

At the gate of Wancheng Prefecture's Mansion, several civil officials and military generals came back from outside. They took off their cloaks, shook off the snowflakes on their heads, rubbed their hands, and walked quickly into the hall.

"call……"

After feeling the warmth of the charcoal fire, several people exhaled white air at the same time.

"My lord, notices to pacify the people have been posted in all parts of Nanyang, and soldiers have been sent to patrol the city to maintain law and order. In addition, according to your instructions, the people's land tax has been exempted for two years. From the wealthy and powerful families to the ordinary villagers, everyone is cheering and rejoicing. The people's hearts are being used by my lord."

Xizhong reported to Cao Cao with a happy look on his face.

"Yes, lord. In this way, when spring comes, our army will issue a conscription order and the people will surely flock to it. At that time, our army can not only borrow the troops of Jingzhou to attack the city of Jingzhou, but also use the local people who are well versed in water to gradually train a navy of our own, so as to lay the foundation for future conquests in various places in the south of the Yangtze River."

Cheng Yu also reported back.

However, as they were talking excitedly, they noticed that Cao Cao had a frown on his face and was obviously not paying attention to them.

Guo Jia stepped forward and asked, "What worries you, my lord?"

Cao Cao snorted with disdain and threw out a roll of cloth.

"Liu Yan, old villain, another imperial decree has arrived."

Cheng Yu and the others looked at each other, then Xi Zhong stepped forward, picked up the imperial edict, unfolded it and took a look.

Guo Jia did not stretch his head to look, and said: "I have heard that Liu He ordered Guan Yu and Zhao Yun to transfer troops from Yanzhou to Liangzhou to prepare to attack Hanzhong. Liu Yan's letter at this time, could it be... that he wants the lord to return to attack Luoyang and resolve the danger in Hanzhong?"

Cao Cao slammed the table suddenly, extremely angry.

"You old thief, you are so hateful. You are bullying me too much!"

After Cheng Yu and others read the imperial edict, they found that the content was exactly the same as what Guo Jia said, and they all showed anger.

"Does Liu Yan really think he wants to be the emperor? He first asked our army to attack Jingzhou, and then asked our army to give up the cities we had already captured and move the whole army to Luoyang. What kind of place is Luoyang? Liu He personally guarded it and managed it for many years. The city is high and the moat is deep. The crossbows that can scare ghosts and gods are densely deployed on Hulao Pass and Luoyang City. The city gates have also been replaced with iron gates that are thicker than those in Chenliu City. A Hulao Pass, with only a few thousand soldiers, is enough to withstand the fierce attack of tens of thousands of troops. Asking us to attack Luoyang is tantamount to sending ourselves to die, isn't it?"

Xi Zhong looked at the imperial edict again and sighed, "Alas... But we have already announced that we recognize Liu Yan as the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and have fought with the Luoyang court several times. Now that Liu Yan's imperial edict has arrived, if we do not obey it, wouldn't it be the same as declaring ourselves traitors to the Han Dynasty? After losing Yanzhou, more than half of our soldiers have already wanted to leave. The lord has finally managed to calm the soldiers' hearts. If something like this happens again, not to mention the unstable morale of the army, I'm afraid that the people of the world will regard us as traitors and bandits."

(End of this chapter)