In Xuchang, a wave of exaggeration arose about the inheritance of the throne.

After the emperor passed away, for various reasons, Cao Cao did not rush to establish a new emperor under Xun Yu's suggestion. This move did play a significant role in easeing the crisis caused by Cao Cao's "rumor" inside and outside Xuchang.

But everything has advantages and disadvantages. Emperor Xiaoxian passed away, but it was difficult for a new emperor to establish, which greatly challenged the orthodoxy of the Xuchang court.

For a period of time, with Cao Cao's prestige and the shock of the army, there were not many "disharmonious" sounds inside and outside Xuchang.

However, with the establishment of the temporary court in Lujiang, Xuchang, which has been unable to establish a new emperor for a long time, gradually appeared some rumors, all of which were about the orthodoxy of the court.

When Emperor Xiaoxian's cause of death was difficult to determine (Cao Cao's side naturally refused to admit the charge of killing the emperor. When Liu and Cao both tried their best to push the charge to the other side, it naturally caused the situation of "the cause of death was difficult to determine".

), the imperial court has no emperor for a long time, and the jade seal is also left outside, so it is really difficult to stabilize the hearts of officials inside and outside the court for a long time.

In contrast, the "pseudo-Court" in Lujiang is the posthumous son who clearly supported Emperor Xiaoxian (although it has not been confirmed to be a man or a woman). Once Empress Fu really gave birth to a prince in the future, with the blood of this orthodox heir and the reputation of Liu Bei as a world-famous person, at least 60% of the scholars in the world will be biased towards the "pseudo-Court" in Lujiang.

In this way, even the "fake" court will become the "true" court at that time.

Faced with rumors that were spreading more and more widely and the gradually floating people's hearts, Cao Cao had no choice but to bring up the matter of establishing a new emperor during the court discussion.

Although Cao Cao had discussed with Xun Yu, Xun You, Jia Xu and others about the successor of the emperor, the result of the court discussion still made Cao Cao a little passive.

The candidate Cao Cao was the eldest grandson of the late King Liu Chong of Chen. Liu Jin was very consistent with Cao Cao's intentions, and what is more important is that he was only nine years old.

Supporting such a young emperor would be extremely beneficial to Cao Cao's control of the government.

However, the facts were not as smooth as Cao Cao expected.

Under such a special situation, the court officials seemed to have less concern about Cao Cao. Some old ministers and relatives in the court believed that Liu Jin was too young and could not convince the public. They all proposed their own candidates, which made Cao Cao very upset.

The most deadly objection came from Kong Rong, the former great master who had resigned and retired. Kong Rong seemed to have no intention of taking his previous experience of being imprisoned in his heart. He wrote a letter with other famous scholars and scholars, saying that Emperor Xiaoxian was not without heirs.

When the emperor's corpse was not cold, it was ridiculous to make other clans emperors. Kong Rong pointed out without giving Cao Cao any face that even if he wanted to make other clans succeed to the throne, he had to wait for the birth of the dragon fetus in the belly of Queen Fu.

Kong Rong not only wrote to the court with other great scholars, but also wrote articles to spread his ideas among the scholars in Hebei, Central Plains.

Kong Rong and those great scholars were extremely famous among the scholars in the world. Their actions inevitably formed a whirlwind of powerful influence. It made Cao Cao extremely annoyed, but he was helpless.

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In the meeting hall of the Prime Minister's Office

"Kong Rong's corrupt scholar is extremely hateful. If I don't kill him, how can I relieve my ruthlessness?" Cao Cao threw a book of Jianshu to the ground, and his face turned pale, "Wen Lie, immediately lead the city guards to send Kong Rong's family to the heavenly prison!"

Xun Yu quietly winked at Cao Xiu, asking him not to take action after receiving the order.

After Cao Xiu left the hall, Xun Yu stepped forward and gently picked up the book of the simplified books and browsed them quickly.

This book of simplified books was written by Kong Rong, and the content is still about opposing the succession of other royal children. In recent times, Kong Rong has written almost every day, with sharp articles, which makes Cao Cao tireless.

"Prime Minister, although Kong Wen held the show, he was very famous among scholars. At this time when people were not sure of their hearts, it may be of no help to the overall situation." Xun Yu handed the Jianshu to Xun You.

He slowly advised, "Prime Minister, please stop the thunderous anger!" When he first heard the news of the emperor's death, Xun Yu was also very shocked, and even wavered his ideals in his heart.

But after learning the real situation from Cao Cao, Xun Yu sighed, but he also knew that Cao Cao would never deliberately order Xiahou to kill the emperor. This was purely an accident.

Gradually, Xun Yu's mood calmed down and began to try his best to plan to reverse the passive situation for Cao Cao. Unfortunately, the opponent was not ordinary people. The measures they took were linked together, one after another, and almost no chance to breathe. Even Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others could not change the unfavorable situation in a short period of time.

"If this corrupt scholar continues like this, the Central Plains and Hebei will never be at peace!" Cao Cao was indeed angry with Kong Rong, and he had the intention of not killing him to calm his anger.

"Lord, it's better to send him off than to kill him!" Xun You suggested.

"What is to get rid of it?" Cao Cao asked in anger.

"The Prime Minister can find a name to send Kong Rong and his men out of Xuchang and to various places. If he gets together, everyone will become wise, and once they are separated, they will be unable to sing. As long as they can send them to remote places, they will not be too eager to make trouble.

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"Yeah..." Cao Cao also knew that Xun You actually wanted to leave a way for Kong Rong and others. After pondering for a long time, he nodded slowly and said, "This matter should be done quickly. I never want to see Kong Rong corrupt scholars in Xuchang again. Gongda, this matter will be left to you..."

"Receive the order!" After Xun You responded, he left the hall and chased Cao Xiu.

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"Uh~~!" Holding his forehead, Cao Cao frowned and hummed softly.

"Father, are you okay? Do you want to hire an imperial physician?" Cao Pi, who was in the hall, knew that Cao Cao's head was in trouble and asked hurriedly.

After waving his hand, Cao Cao closed his eyes and rested for a while. He slowly raised his head and said, "The matter of inheriting the throne is urgent. Now the people inside and outside Xuchang are hard to settle, and it is all because of this."

"But now there are many dissents in the court, and it is not easy to make this matter a certainty in a short period of time!" Hua Xin, the military officer of the Sikong Army, said not optimistically.

"Disagreement?!!!" Cao Cao's eyes flashed with sharp light and said slowly, "I swallowed my anger for several months. They really thought that Cao's kindness could be bullied? Wen Ruo, you will give Liu Gongxian tonight (Doctor Liu Yi).

Clan) They summoned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and I want to ask them personally what dissent they have?"

"Yes!" After receiving the order, Xun Yu advised cautiously, "Prime Minister, it is better to use force and add methods to Liu Gongxian and others. If you blame it too hard, it may be a bad idea!"

"Well, I know what I know in my heart." Cao Cao nodded slightly. Suddenly he remembered something and asked Liu Ye: "How did you negotiate with Liu Bei about Ziyang, Junyi, and Wen Ze?"

"Return to Prime Minister!" Liu Ye stood up from his kneeling, "Liu Bei seemed to have no intention of releasing Zhang He and Yu Jin. The subordinates followed the Prime Minister's intention and ordered the envoy to open the conditions to the best, but he was still rejected. However, he learned from Sun Gan.

Zhang and Yu are not seriously injured at the moment.”

"The reason why Jun Yi and Wen fell into Liu Bei's hands was because I had a wrong plan. I had to redeem them no matter what!" Cao Cao frowned and said in a deep voice, "Zi Yang, try to contact Liu Bei again. Even if he wants a county, he can only get the person back.

It's worth it too!"

"The official is here to receive the order!"

"Is there any new trend in Wenhe, Jing and Yang states?" Turning his head, Cao Cao asked Jia Xu again.

"There has been no abnormality in Jingzhou recently, but it has continued to consolidate its troops and restore the city in Xiangyang and Shangyong.

In Yangzhou, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei seem to be in Lujiang at present. I wonder if Liu Bei has any plans. The detailed work of the subordinates in Yangzhou has suffered huge losses in the previous few months. There is no detailed information available for the time being. "Jia Xu seems to have been prepared.

As soon as he heard Cao Cao's inquiry, he answered without hesitation.

"In the war in September and December, Liu Bei's military power was consumed a lot, and he should not raise another military force in a short period of time." Cao Cao said in contemplation.

"The so do the officials think!" Jia Xu nodded and said, "Compared with Liu Bei, there are two other places that are more worthy of the Prime Minister's attention!"

"Yeah~~?" Cao Cao sighed lightly and looked at Jia Xu in surprise, "Which two places?"

"Liaodong and Xiliang!" Jia Xu said with a little worried look, "In recent days, the officials have noticed unusual movements in Liaodong and Xiliang, and the army has become frequent, and it seems that they are preparing food, grass and supplies."

When Jia Xu said this, Cao Cao and all the civil and military officials in the hall also understood his meaning.

With the positions of Liaodong and Xiliang, except for the northern and western ethnic groups, there are no enemies at all (because Hanzhong fell into Cao Cao's hands, Xiliang actually became the rear). Recently, neither the Xianbei, the Xiongnu, the Wuhuan, nor the Qiang people had the intention to use troops against the Han Dynasty.

From this point of view, the unusual armament of Liaodong and Xiliang has become quite obvious.

"The two dog thieves, Gongsun Kang and Han Sui, are so kind to them, that they dare to rebel..." Cao Hong cursed in anger.

"They are two wild wolves, and they can't keep them well-known!" Xun Yu sighed.

"Prime Minister, please give Hong a soldier and horse. Hong is willing to raise the heads of the two thieves to present them under the Prime Minister's seat!" Cao Hong asked in a sigh.

"General Zi Lian, don't be anxious!" Xun Yu waved his hand at Cao Hong, and then said to Cao Cao, "In the current situation, it is not appropriate to use troops to Liaodong and Xiliang. In Yu's opinion, he can implement the method of first troops and then etiquette. He will stabilize the two of them first, and wait until the situation is stable, and then he will draw them slowly!"

"Yeah..." Cao Cao thought for a moment, nodded and immediately ordered: "Yuan Rang, you should go north immediately and lead the troops of Ji and Youzhou states to station in Youbeiping, which shocked me the little wolf cub of Gongsun Kang.

He sent a letter to Chang'an, and ordered Guorang (Governor of Yongzhou Tian Yu) to lead the army to station in Tianshui, and then sent a letter to Hanzhong. His mission was Miaocai, who sent a letter to Gao Lan to lead 10,000 troops north to reinforce Guorang. "

"No (receive the order)!"

Jia Xu quietly waited for Cao Cao to make the arrangements and reported: "Prime Minister, the matter in Xichuan has made progress. Xu has found several people, and they all want to serve the Prime Minister!"

"Now is not the time to plot against Xichuan, let it go first. I would like to comfort the people in the Shangdi area for a long time, and I can give up the tempting thoughts." After thinking for a long time, Cao Cao gave up his tempting thoughts.
Chapter completed!