The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 613 It’s My Luck
On this day, Cao Mao and Sima Yan chatted for a long time. They seemed to have returned to the time when they first arrived in Luoyang, and they talked about everything.

They didn't even notice that the carriage had stopped. They chatted until very late, and then Cao Mao ordered his men to send Sima Yan back to his residence and gave him several classics, all of which were annotated by Cao Mao himself.

After returning to Taiji Hall, Cao Mao was in a pretty good mood.

But this good mood only lasted until he saw the person at the door of Taiji Hall.

The person standing at the door of Taiji Hall was Xun Yi, who looked aggrieved.

Ever since this fellow was dismissed and reprimanded by Cao Mao last time, he has come to Cao Mao from time to time to confess his guilt.

He didn't realize his mistakes, he just didn't want to lose his original position.

Cao Mao looked at Cheng Ji with a stern face, "Cheng Qing, you are not a Sanqi, nor a Shizhong, how can you enter the palace?"

Cheng Ji was stunned, then looked at Xun Yi angrily. He was about to walk towards him with a knife in hand, but Cao Mao stopped him.

Even though I feel unhappy, killing someone for this is a bit too much.

He is not Sun Hao.

Seeing the emperor coming, Xun Yi hurriedly bowed to meet him.

"His Majesty!!"

Cao Mao looked at Xun Yi in front of him and motioned him to follow him.

After entering the West Hall, Xun Yi bowed deeply to Cao Mao again and said, "Your Majesty, I have acknowledged my mistakes. I hope Your Majesty can forgive my sins. I am willing to atone for my sins with my merits."

In fact, it was Cao Mao's blessing to have someone like Xun Yi in his wealthy family.

This guy is not very capable, but he is an expert at betraying his teammates.

Over the years, he has lost many allies to him. Countless people who sought alliance with him died tragically at the hands of Cao Mao. The grass on some people's graves is almost as tall as Cao Mao's.

However, this may also be some kind of ability of Xun Yi.

He always manages to turn danger into safety, and when working with him, the only ones who get unlucky are his teammates.

Cao Mao never had any intention of killing him because he believed in his abilities.

However, Cao Mao was increasingly disgusted by these large families who would suck blood from mosquitoes when they encountered them. Sun Hao was more straightforward and killed them directly.
Cao Mao still decided to reinstate Xun Xi to his original post. This was not because he believed that Xun Xi had reformed, but because he believed that with Xun Xi's ability, he would definitely be able to get him more hidden traitors.

Cao Mao first gave Xun Yi a severe reprimand and a scolding before allowing him to resume his post and let him focus on handling all matters.

Xun Yi seemed very moved and thanked Cao Mao again and again.

However, Cao Mao waved his hand and ordered someone to send him out. Cao Mao didn't have time to talk to this guy.

Something big happened in Youzhou.

Yang Hu led his army to Youzhou, only to find that a large number of bandits who were dissatisfied with the Wei Dynasty were fleeing around. So, Yang Hu decisively sent troops and first attacked the Yuwen tribe.

The Yuwen tribe has developed extremely rapidly in recent years. Relying on its favorable terrain advantages, it has gathered refugees from all sides and has grown from more than 10,000 people to more than 100,000 people, of which 30,000 to 40,000 are able to fight on horseback.

The Yuwen tribe, a group of Xiongnu people who were sinicized by the Xianbei, also relied on this favorable terrain to ensure their own safety.

Tuoba, Murong, and Duan formed a certain balance around them. No one dared to provoke Yuwen easily, and they all hoped to win over each other.

However, the sudden rise of Cao Wei, or rather, Cao Wei's sudden focus on Youzhou, broke this balance.

The Yuwen tribe has always been very noble, and the balance advantage they have enjoyed over the years has given them a different kind of confidence.

When Wen Yang went to the Yuwen tribe, they were very cautious and refused to meet with him. They also sent people to keep an eye on him.

But Yang Hu was not Wen Yang, and he would not be afraid of the forces around the Yuwen tribe. After arriving in Youzhou, he first wrote a letter to the Yuwen tribe, asking them to return the refugees who had escaped from Cao Wei.

The Yuwen tribe’s reply was simple: they had never seen any refugees.

So, Yang Hu directly launched a war, ordered Wen Yang as the vanguard, and attacked the Yuwen tribe.

The Yuwen tribe probably did not expect that the Wei Dynasty would be so violent. Facing the sudden attack on the Yuwen tribe, the several forces around him were not idle either. They decisively participated in the battle and stood by Yang Hu's pillow without hesitation.

Not to mention the Duan tribe, which had originally followed Wen Yang, and their leaders were all by Wen Yang's side. As for Murong, after being beaten up by Wen Yang, he no longer had any temper and just continued to fight wherever Wen Yang pointed. As for Tuoba Tuoba Liwei, he had just accepted Yang Hu's goodwill and now hoped to ease relations with Yang Hu as soon as possible.

The Yuwen leader had assumed that if he were attacked, the surrounding Xianbei wouldn't just stand by and watch. Well, they didn't; they took action, though their aim seemed slightly off. The Yuwen tribe, considering their strength, would struggle to defeat the Duan tribe, let alone Yang Hu leading a vast army. Under this level of attack, the Yuwen tribe was instantly defeated, a speed so swift it's hard to describe. Wen Yang, leading his tigers and leopards, advanced without hesitation and captured the Yuwen leader on the third day of the battle.

The reason why it takes three days is because it takes so long to walk from the starting point to the other party.

Yang Hu then put the leader of the Yuwen tribe into a prison cart and sent him to Luoyang. He also ordered the people here to be moved to Liao to increase the population there.

At the same time, Yang Hu also sent orders to the remaining forces such as Goguryeo under the same excuse.

These forces were different from Yuwen. They had been severely beaten. Guanqiu Jian had beaten them severely before. After receiving the letter, they immediately started sending people to Yang Hu.

Yang Hu's behavior caused great controversy in the world.

The ministers never thought that Yang Hu would dare to be so decisive. In the eyes of the ministers, Yang Hu was a representative of famous scholars and a very elegant man. How could he do the same thing as Deng Ai?
Not only the ministers, but also many officials and generals in Hebei, and even the Xianbei tribes, had never thought of it.

They thought Wen Yang was the most terrifying, but unexpectedly, Yang Hu was even more ruthless.

During these days, Cao Mao was constantly dealing with the battle reports sent from there and important letters from Yang Hu.

Cao Mao gave Yang Hu great power and let him handle many Xianbei affairs on his own.

But he didn't expect Yang Hu to solve the problem in this way and use military force directly.

However, just like he believed in Xun Yi’s ability, Cao Mao also believed in Yang Hu. If he sent troops to attack Yuwen, there must be something wrong with Yuwen! He deserved to be attacked!

He read Yang Hu's letter again.

Yuwen tribe.

Yang Hu sat on the chariot, looking at the captives who were tied up and heading towards Liao in the distance. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought, as if he was thinking about something.

Wen Yang was very happy at this moment. He rode his horse and quickly rushed to Yang Hu's side. Without waiting for the horse to stop, Wen Yang jumped off.

He let go of the reins and walked quickly to Yang Hu's side. He threw the person in his hand in front of Yang Hu.

"General!!"

"I caught it!!"

"This man is Gao Chiran, the son of the Goguryeo King Dongchuan!!"

Yang Hu was stunned for a moment. "General Pingbei is indeed brave. But, I asked you to capture Yuwen Mohuai. Why did you bring him back?"

Wen Yang captured the enemy leader, who was also the son of the King of Dongchuan. This was certainly a very brave act, but the problem was that Yang Hu never asked him to capture any Goguryeo people! !
The person Yang Hu asked him to capture was the escaped heir of the Yuwen tribe!
What's going on? ?

Wen Yang then remembered his goal. Scratching his head, he said helplessly, "I'm afraid I can't capture Yuwen Mohuai. I went over to capture him, but he actually dared to resist. I'd just crush him to death. His head is on the carriage behind us, and I'll present it to the general later."

Wen Yang now cursed Yuwen Mohuai again. He said, "His father and brother are heroes. At least they dared to fight us head-on. But this man is truly a beast. When he was fleeing, he actually killed his own soldiers to feed himself. In the end, I didn't even fight him. It was his soldiers who tied him up and brought him to me. He also kept scolding his own soldiers, saying they were disloyal!"

"I was so angry that I went up to hit him, but I didn't expect to crush him to death."

Hearing Wen Yang's words, Yang Hu said, "If we let someone like this be our successor, the Yuwen tribe will eventually perish."

Yang Hu looked at the Goguryeo people in front of him again.

Goguryeo was a frontier regime established by Jumong of the Western Han Dynasty. Since its establishment, it has been in the tribute system of the Central Plains and has been one of the affiliates of the Central Plains dynasty.

These people began to rise when the Central Plains was in chaos.

After its power expanded to a certain extent, its mentality began to swell. When Gongsun Du occupied Liaodong, Goguryeo was bullied by him, so it took the initiative to contact Cao Wei, hoping to send troops together. Later, their alliance defeated Gongsun Du, but Goguryeo broke the alliance and attacked Liaoxi and other counties, wanting to take the opportunity to become the next frontier regime like Gongsun Du.

The result was that they were hit head-on by Cao Wei, and the city of Marundu was razed to the ground by Guanqiu Jian.

Their King Dongchuan was so scared that he ran all the way back to Woju and never dared to come near again.

Cao Wei thought that since their capital had been destroyed by them, there should be no problem. However, Goguryeo continued to develop and harbored ill will towards Wei.

To Da Wei, they were like vicious dogs in the dark night. They did not dare to pounce directly, so they followed quietly behind them, waiting for the opportunity to bite them hard.

Yang Hu looked at the man covered in blood and asked, "What about this son of the King of Dongchuan?"

Wen Yang sneered, "We encountered this man when we were capturing Yuwen. He was transporting people for us, but when he realized I only had a few dozen people, he became malicious and wanted to kill me. No wonder the General of Chariots and Cavalry always told me that the Goguryeo people were fickle and had beastly hearts. Now it seems that the General of Chariots and Cavalry was right! These people dare not oppose you openly, but secretly they want to kill our people. Fortunately, I was the one leading the troops. If it was someone as weak as Ma Long, wouldn't he have died tragically at the hands of the Hu people?"

(End of this chapter)