Entering the military camp, Liu Cong ordered: "The crossbowmen ambush behind Lu Chai, and the rest of the soldiers will dismount and rest. Hehehehe, wait, tomorrow, Ma Chao will capture Cao Cao alive, ah, hahahahaha..."
Besides, according to Liu Cong's arrangements in the letter, Ma Chao sent a scout to deliver the letter after seeing that the weather was clear. Then he arrived outside Chang'an City at the scheduled time and fought with Liu Cong for 300 rounds. He put on a fake show and kept Jingzhou under control. After the men and horses pursued him across the Wei River, they immediately went to the south bank of the Wei River and ordered the generals: "Go back, enter Chang'an City, and pay homage to Prime Minister Cao."
Early the next morning, Ma Chao brought people over to pay homage to Liu Cong. As soon as he entered the tent, Ma Chao cheerfully clasped his fists and saluted, "My lord, what a wonderful plan."
Liu Cong saw it and knew that the matter had been successful, so he hurriedly ordered a banquet: "I want to have a few drinks with Ma Mengqi."
During the banquet, Ma Chao reported truthfully: "In accordance with the Lord's instructions, I led the troops back to the outside of Chang'an City, where I urged the soldiers to set up camp. Before I proposed to go to the city to see Cao Cao, a letter was sent from the city saying that it was Prime Minister Cao Cao. He had to go out of the city to work in person.
I laid an ambush for the swordsmen and axemen in the Chinese army's tent, and after waiting for Cao Cao and his son to bring their men in, I gave an order and the swordsmen and axemen rushed out and captured Cao Cao and his son alive before they could say anything more. Come down.
Hahahahaha, Cao Cao and his son even sent people to bring sheep and wine. They wanted to come here to work for the army, but they fell into a trap instead."
Ma Chao laughed again when he said this, and then said: "My lord, I think Cao Cao was so smart that he would not have been confused for a moment, threw himself into a trap and was caught. This may be because his strength has been exhausted. God's will is certain, and there is no way. of."
Ma Chao laughed again and said: "However, after thinking about it carefully, I have to admire the depth of my lord's plan. It was so flawless. No wonder Cao was caught alive.
I think if I encountered a scheme like this here, I would definitely fall into it.
Think about it, my lord, Cao Cao is lying on the city wall. He is at the end of his rope and has nothing to do. How can he not be happy when he sees me coming with my troops to kill you? Can he not believe that I am here to rescue him?
He gave me an order beforehand, ordering me to come and fight with you.
Is it the lord?
No matter how bad Cao Cao is, he will fall into your scheme.
Hahahaha, things are so simple and smooth.
Everything is carried out according to your advance plan, my lord.
In this way, I made preparations, and when Cao Cao led Cao Pi out of the city to labor in our military camp, I detained him.
Now, our army occupied Chang'an City overnight and imprisoned Cao Cao and his son in a side room of the Yamen, waiting for the lord to enter the city to deal with it, hahahaha."
When Liu Cong heard this, he was overjoyed. He picked up the wine bowl and touched it with Ma Chao. He drank it all, wiped his mouth and said, "Ma Mengqi made the first contribution to annihilating Cao Wei and reviving the Han Dynasty. I will report it to the Ming Dynasty and give him a heavy reward."
Well, we need to enter the city immediately. After entering the city, we can recruit all Cao Cao's troops.
Then, Wei Yan was sent to lead a group of troops to escort Cao Cao and his son to the outskirts of Qiaojun for detention.
Haha, Cao Cao built a manor there beforehand, and I heard that the house and garden are very neatly repaired, so let him spend his old age there, hahahaha."
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One month later, and there were only ten days left before the New Year, Yuan Ying and Pang Zihui came to Chang'an to visit Liu Cong on Cai Fengfei's order.
After entering the house, they talked about some matters about their family and country. When Yuan Ying heard that Cao Cao was sent to the outskirts of Qiao County and detained, she asked Liu Cong with a cold face: "Husband, Yuan Ying was living alone in Xiangyang disguised as a man. She went through many hardships. Marrying her husband as a concubine was to kill Cao Cao and avenge her father and brother.
Now that Cao Cao has been captured, why don't you kill Cao Cao to repay Yuan Ying's ambition and avenge my father and brother?"
After hearing this, Liu Cong smiled slightly and said: "Madam's feelings are understandable, but the purpose of Liu Cong leading his troops to sweep away the heroes was not for personal grudges, but to wipe out Cao Wei's Kuang Fu Han clan.
Now that Cao Cao has been captured, he has lost the ability to harm the country. In this case, there is no need to take his life.
After all, we are acting on behalf of the country. If we kill Cao Cao, the world may misunderstand us and think that we are raising an army to attack Cao to avenge ourselves. This will not be conducive to the great rejuvenation of the country.
Madam naturally knows this truth well, so there is no need for Liu Cong to explain it."
After hearing this, Yuan Ying's face softened slightly, and after thinking for a while, she said: "My husband is right. Yuan Ying is an unreasonable person. It's just that Cao Cao is really hateful, and it's hard to calm down the evil spirit in her heart."
Liu Cong added: "When will we be able to retaliate against each other?"
When Liu Cong said this, he wanted to use Gongsun Zan's incident to persuade Yuan Ying: "If you want revenge, Gongsun Zan's descendants still want to take revenge on your father. Tell me, when can such hatred be pursued?"
She was afraid that saying such words would hurt Yuan Ying's heart, so she changed her words and said: "I have calculated that Cao Cao is already over fifty years old and does not have a few years left to live.
Since he can no longer harm the country, it is better to keep him and let him do something beneficial to the present and future generations.
Well, Cao Cao was very talented in literature, and his two sons, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, were also rare people with literary talent in the world today. They let them live in a monastery on the outskirts of Qiao County, and spent a few years writing more articles and poems. Yeah, hehehe."
After hearing this, Yuan Ying said: "I heard that Cao Cao had built dozens of tombs for himself in Anyang. They were all the same. Only one of them was a real tomb, and the others were all suspected tombs, for the purpose of mentioning the deceased." If someone robs a tomb, after his death, do you allow him to be buried in a tomb in Anyang?"
After hearing this, Liu Cong sneered and said: "That's not necessary. There is three feet of land for his body to be buried outside Qiaojun City, next to his monastery. Let the tomb robbers of later generations do their work in those suspicious tombs in Anyang." ."
After saying this, Yuan Ying moved to sit down opposite the case in front of Liu Cong, holding a lantern while smiling, and asked: "When my husband started the army, he had great ambitions. He secretly told Yuan Ying that he would be wiped out in the future. The world, you will personally ascend the throne to rule the world, be the founding new king of the country, and build the country into the most powerful country in the world.
Giggling, giggling, it seems that I was still talking in my sleep, mumbling something, saying that after ascending to the throne, I will build a nude swimming pool, which must be several times larger than the naked swimming pool of Emperor Ling?????? Keeping them all in a naked swimming pool?????? Husband, why are you keeping all the beauties in the world in a naked swimming pool?
Now that all the heroes have been wiped out, why doesn’t my husband ascend the throne as the new founding king of the country, and why doesn’t he seize the time to build a large nude swimming pool?”
When Yuan Ying said this, she almost couldn't hold back her laughter. She covered her mouth with one hand and pointed Liu Cong's forehead with the other, forcing him to speak.
"Hehehehe, this moment is the same as the other moment." Liu Cong looked very honest at this time, smiling honestly, and said to Yuan Ying: "Yes, earlier, when I first sent out troops, I was like ??????" have such plans.
I want to annihilate Cao Wei, revive the Han Dynasty, and become the founding king of the country. I will control unlimited power and enjoy endless glory and wealth. However, when my goal is initially achieved, I feel that my original goal is too much. Narrow.
At this time, I have a new and more ambitious goal, I want to build the only great empire in the world, and I want to rule the entire world."
Yuan Ying only understood part of it, but she didn't understand what Liu Cong's bigger goal was, so she looked straight at Liu Cong, waiting for him to speak.
Liu Cong said: "Madam, do you know that the earth we live in is round?????? I have sent Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and Lu Xun to build large sailing ships in Poyang Lake. Later, I will also build steamships. I will do it later." We need to go to Poyang Lake and urge them to hurry up and make it."
"My husband is going to work as a boatman in Poyang Lake and build large ships?????? You don't want to run the country."
"Haha, let Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun and Ma Chao manage the affairs of Chang'an. With Liu Bei assisting Emperor Xian in managing the entire country, it will surely become rich and powerful in a few years.
Of course, even though I sail a sea-going ship overseas, the military power of the country is still in my hands."
"Why are you sailing overseas?"
"Madam, I think I told you before by sailing down the river from Poyang Lake to the East China Sea.
If you sail further northeast, you will enter the Pacific Ocean. If you sail further north, you will enter the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is covered with ice and snow all year round. If you sail along the southern coast of the Arctic Ocean and break through the ice, you will reach the Atlantic Ocean.
Going south from the Atlantic Ocean, we reach the Cape of Good Hope, and then we cross the Cape of Good Hope and enter the Indian Ocean.
Then, after passing through the Strait of Malacca, entering the South China Sea, heading north to north, you can enter the mouth of the Yangtze River, go upstream, and return to Poyang Lake.
After this circle, I don't know how many thousands of miles there are, and the circle is all land.
Two thousand years later, this landmass was divided into three continents.
Now, most of the people on this land are in a state of primitive chaos.
I will seize the time to unify this land and establish a unified empire so that the people here can live a happy life."
Liu Cong talked a lot. For Yuan Ying, it was like listening to a heavenly book. However, Yuan Ying understood one of the sentences, "The circle is all land", so she asked: "Husband, you You are not talking in your sleep, there is no land outside that circle, it is all water, what is the ocean, the sea, the South China Sea."
"Of course, there are several continents outside the circle. I will unify the three continents within the circle first, and then lead my troops eastward to unify the other continents into the only great empire in the world."
Yuan Ying became more and more confused after hearing this, but she was attracted by Liu Cong's heroic spirit. She unconsciously moved her body and leaned into Liu Cong's arms. She hugged Liu Cong's strong arms tightly and said: "Husband, what do you want? What a big thing to do.”
Liu Cong hugged Yuan Ying tightly and said tenderly: "No matter how big the matter is, it must be done step by step. In a few days, when things here are arranged, we will go to Poyang Lake."
On the first day of the first lunar month of the 16th year of Jian'an, Liu Cong, riding his white horse Snow King, took Yuan Yingpang, Zihui, Liang Zhuer and others to leave Chang'an and head for Poyang Lake.
Liu Cong was in a very good mood that day. Looking around, he saw the sun was shining high, and the snow on the open fields was reflected by the sun, reflecting the dazzling light. The future was bright.
(Spring Festival Eve 2014-1-29, 21:46) (Complete book)
Chapter completed!