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Chapter 244: Changes in Situation (Part 2)

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    In the past two years, a major event has happened.

    It was precisely because of this incident that Cao Cao became arrogant.

    After Dong Zhuo's demise, his power revived. The two giants Li Jue and Guo Si occupied Chang'an and refused to leave, which became Cao Cao's heartache.

    "If you ask me, you should just go out and fight. With 40,000 new troops, are you still afraid that you can't deal with them?" Xiahou Dun said in a buzzing voice.

    He is a staunch fighter. In order to guard against Yuan Shao in the last war, he was unable to participate in the war, which was quite a pity.

    It was precisely because of this regret that he wanted to make amends, and Li Jue and Guo Bang were the best stepping stones.

    After recuperating, Cao Cao had the same idea, but Xun Yu was a firm opponent.

    Recently, the relationship between Cao Cao and Xun Yu has been very tense, because Xun Yu is firmly loyal to the Han Dynasty, and some of his opinions make Cao Cao feel uncomfortable.

    Emperor Xian wants to take charge of the government, will Cao Cao give in?

    In the struggle for power, it is always so cruel.

    Cao Cao can hang up Emperor Xian and give him enough respect, but he will never let him touch any military power, and some government affairs must also be chosen.

    "Yanzhou and Sizhou have experienced wars for a long time, and the people are determined to not start a war lightly." Xun Yu said that his voice in Cao Cao's army had declined, but his suggestions were still very reasonable.

    Cao Cao was suddenly in a dilemma. It would be fine if he won, but he would be doomed if he lost.

    At the most critical moment, Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "This matter is very simple."

    This sentence attracted everyone's attention, not only the war faction and the peace faction, but also Cao Cao, who stared at Xi Zhicai eagerly.

    Xi Zhicai said slowly and calmly: "After Dong Zhuo was executed, Li Jue always wanted to take the position of Grand Master, but Guo Si is not an easy man. As long as he is provoked, Chang'an will be in chaos."

    "Okay!" Cao Cao clapped his hands and immediately asked Xi Zhicai to make arrangements.

    Xi Zhicai¡¯s method is very superficial, that is, he keeps giving gifts to his brother Guo Bang, whether he accepts them or not, he just gives them to him.

    The convoy delivering gifts was mysterious and even hid its identity, and then Li Jue happened to discover the clues.

    Li Jue couldn't help but wonder, is Guo Si going to join Cao Cao?

    Finally one day, Li Jue couldn't help but show off his cards and directly asked Guo Si: "You and Cao Cao have been very close recently!"

    Guo Si jumped up and retorted: "If I really take refuge with Cao Cao, you will behead my dog ??directly!"

    Li Jue saw that he was sincere and believed what he said.

    However, when Guo Si returned home, he was shocked and confused. Cao Cao's envoy took the opportunity to confuse him and said, "Master Li is suspicious of you."

    This sentence made Guo Bang think a lot, so he decided to strike first.

    An anonymous letter from Cao Cao¡¯s envoy was delivered to Li Jue¡¯s residence. Li Jue opened it and was shocked to find that Guo Si happened to invite him to have a drink and dinner.

    This is clearly the Hongmen Banquet!

    So, the two people started fighting with their servants.

    I thought it was not enough, so I mobilized the army. The whole of Chang'an was in a state of panic, and the ground was covered with corpses.

    After Cao Cao got the news, he laughed three times and ordered Xiahou Dun to be the commander and command 50,000 troops to recapture Chang'an. Cao Ren, the guard of Hangu Pass, led 30,000 troops to assist.

    Eighty thousand Cao Cao's troops captured Chang'an effortlessly.

    After entering Chang'an, Xiahou Dun looked at the devastated Chang'an and was deeply moved. He ordered to search for the subordinates of Li Jue and Guo Si.

    First, they defeated Guo Si's main force and forced Guo Si to death.

    Guo Si's death finally made Li Jue wake up and immediately led the remaining army to flee to Xiliang, but was ambushed by Cao Ren on the way.

    Li Jue died.

    In this way, the two major forces in Chang'an, Li Jue and Guo Si, died in their own internal fighting.

    Xiahou Dun incorporated their deployment, and Cao Cao's army became stronger.

    Soon after, Cao Cao officially became a great prince controlling Yanzhou and Sizhou, and he had the capital to compete in the world.

    Not to be outdone, Liu Bei worked hard in Xuzhou.

    Since the last time he suffered a hidden loss at the hands of Liu Ke, Liu Bei began to hoard goods and open up new business routes.

    At the same time, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian's health deteriorated day by day, and he finally died.

    Liu Bei finally waited for this day and began to completely take over Xuzhou.

    In order to show that he was a legitimate prince, Liu Bei held a grand ceremony for Tao Qian.

    However, some forces in Xuzhou are ready to take action.He planned to support Tao Qian's son and fight for power with Liu Bei.

    For this reason, Liu Bei¡¯s head turned gray with worry.

    How to put it this way, Tao Qian had a favor for Liu Bei, so it was impossible for Liu Bei to deal with Tao Qian's son.

    In this critical situation, Li Ru, whose pseudonym is Li Shang, showed his wisdom and said:

    "The Imperial Academy established by Marquis Dongyang in Yangzhou is famous throughout the world and is a good place for young people."

    Liu Bei understood immediately and directly packed the pottery merchant and Tao Ying and sent them to Yangzhou.

    In order to appease people's hearts, Liu Bei even said: "When you two return from studying, I will support you to become Xuzhou Shepherd."

    When Tao Shang and Tao Ying heard this, they cried bitterly and were grateful to Liu Bei.  Not only did he send them to Yangzhou, which they had longed for for a long time, but he also gave them such a grand promise. He was worthy of Duke Xuande!

    Liu Bei smiled slightly, as if to say, I am a good person.

    "You two fools didn't even know they were betrayed. Will Xuzhou still be the same Xuzhou you know when you come back?"

    Sun Qian was helpless. As one of the forces opposing Liu Bei in Xuzhou, he had no choice but to seek refuge with Liu Bei.

    Chen Deng hesitated and returned home to discuss with his father Chen Gui.

    In later history, Chen Deng guarded the gate of Yangzhou for Cao Cao and resisted the attacks of the little overlord Sun Ce several times. Therefore, he was a persevering figure and would not compromise easily.

    Chen Gui is an old Jianghu, so let Chen Deng avoid the limelight and stop going against Liu Bei.

    "Father, if the child is unwilling, why can Liu Xuande be in the upper position?" Chen Deng said.

    "Sit back and wait for the weather to change in Xuzhou." Chen Gui said calmly.

    Chen Deng benefited a lot from just six words.

    Liu Bei is hostile to Dongyang Hou and will definitely put himself into a situation that is beyond redemption.

    At that time, it will be the time for the Xuzhou Chen family to make a comeback.

    Therefore, Chen Deng couldn't bear it.

    Among the four major families in Xuzhou, the Mi family moved to Yangzhou, and the Chen family did not care about worldly affairs.  The Cao family and the Sun family have taken refuge with Liu Bei, what else can stop Liu Bei?

    Liu Bei's first policy to realize his ambitions in Xuzhou was to expand the army and train new troops frantically.  He handed over the new army to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to command, and established his own direct lineage.

    Guan Yu and Zhang Fei did not disappoint Liu Bei. The new army they trained defeated Cao Bao's Xuzhou soldiers several times in exercises, which inflated Liu Bei's confidence.

    To raise so many soldiers and horses, it is natural to increase taxes.  Liu Bei was benevolent and did not dare to touch the interests of the people. He could only exploit small families and rootless businessmen.

    This led to businessmen secretly transferring their wealth and boldly moving directly to Yangzhou.

    Some small aristocratic families dare to be angry but dare not speak out. Their families are in Xuzhou and cannot escape.  They missed how peaceful Xuzhou was when Tao Qian was alive.

    Now that Liu Bei is expanding his army, apart from targeting Yangzhou, they can't think of a second reason.

    Liu Bei¡¯s ambition is well known to everyone.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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