Cao's ancestral home.
Cao Cao, the emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty, was secretly discussing countermeasures with Guo Jia, Fan Zeng, Xun You, Kuai Liang and other strategists, how to use Li Tang's strength to attack and defend, take Xuzhou, and get rid of the current predicament This is the largest group of scholars in the whole county, located in the southeast corner of the county, white walls and black tiles, the houses are like, covering an area of hundreds of acres, in the heyday there are 500 servants, nearly 1,000 maidservants.
The Cao family was able to develop to such a prosperous point, and the primary credit should be credited to Cao Cao's adoptive grandfather Cao Teng.
If you want to ask who this Cao Teng is, you really have to talk about it well, and it can even be said that Cao Cao can have later forces, and this great eunuch has contributed a lot to his grandfather.
Who is Cao Teng, and the answer is a eunuch When it comes to eunuchs, the most famous in the late Eastern Han Dynasty is naturally the famous ten permanent attendants, but in front of Cao Teng, these ten permanent attendants can only kneel and lick obediently.
Cao Teng is a native of Peiguo County, after claiming to be Xiangguo Cao Shen, he entered the Luoyang Palace as a eunuch at the age of sixteen during the period of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, and was very favored by his exquisite performance, but in about ten years, he was promoted to Xiaohuangmen and Zhongchang Servant, and became a major eunuch in the palace.
Just when Cao Teng was proud of the spring breeze, the twenty-nine-year-old Emperor Shun of Han died in the Yutang Hall of Luoyang Palace, but Cao Teng's career did not go downhill, but went further, relying on the support of Emperor Liu Zhi of Han Huan to ascend to the throne, he was named Fei Tinghou for his merits, and he was appointed as the chief eunuch of the foreign army.
Since then, Cao Teng has been in charge of Luoyang Palace for more than 30 years, and has served Emperor Han Ling for more than ten years since the death of Emperor Huan of Han, and has recommended and promoted a large number of officials, most of whom have achieved the positions of Taishou and Minister of State, and even some people have achieved Jiuqing, making Cao Teng have a very high reputation in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The ten permanent servants of the chaotic government during the period of Emperor Ling, including Jian Shuo, Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and others were all cultivated by Cao Teng, and they all poured an overnight pot for Cao Teng back then, and waited before and after the saddle, so even if Cao Cao later planned to kill the ten permanent servants as a military captain, these eunuchs did not dare to do anything to Cao Cao, the reason was for the sake of Cao Cao's adoptive grandfather Cao Teng.
Since Cao Teng is a big eunuch, then how did Cao Song and Cao Cao's father and son come about?
Later, when Pei Songzhi in the Northern and Southern Dynasties annotated the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, he mentioned that Cao Cao's father Cao Song's original surname was Xiahou, and he was the uncle of Xiahou and Xiahou Yuan in terms of seniority, so Cao Cao had a blood relationship with Xiahou, but on the contrary, he had no blood relationship with Cao Ren and Cao Hong.
These records are not mentioned in the official history, and only unofficial historians such as Chen Shou and Pei Songzhi are studying it, so Cao Cao's identity has always been confusing.
But none of this is important to Cao Cao, whether he is of the same clan as the Xiahou clan or connected with the Cao family, the important thing is who can give him his life to fight the world, I think it is precisely because of this that Cao Cao did not clarify his true life experience.
Because of this, in the early days of Cao Cao's army, there were Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan and other brothers to help, and later Cao Chun, Cao Zhen, Xiahou Shang, Xiahou Xuan and a large group of clansmen continued to inject fresh blood into Cao Cao's forces, so that Cao Cao swept the north and eventually became a generation of overlords.
Backed by a big tree to enjoy the shade, Cao Song has Cao Teng, the adoptive father who calls for wind and rain, and he starts to do things left and right, first making a lot of money in the business field, and then spending money to donate a three-public position, which is equivalent to spending money to buy a position of chairman of the National People's Congress before Liu Wei crossed, and has achieved great success in the business and political circles, which can be regarded as the pinnacle of life.
It is precisely because of the efforts of Cao Teng and Cao Song's father and son that Cao Cao has created a good foundation for raising troops.
Everyone in the world knows that Yuan Shao raised troops under the guise of the fourth and third dukes, but in fact, Cao Cao's identity is not bad at all, he is a unique second generation of officials, and there is a world of difference from Liu Bei, a poor common man who weaves mats and sells shoes.
After Cao Pi ascended the throne and became emperor, he posthumously called his father Cao Cao as "Emperor Wu" and his grandfather Cao Song as "Emperor Tai".
And Cao Pi's son Cao Rui succeeded to the throne and posthumously named Cao Teng as the "High Emperor" again, which also made Cao Teng the only eunuch in history with the title of emperor, which was incomparable to those of the later Ming Dynasty who were 9,000 years old and 8,000 years old.
It's just that Cao Teng's personality is more loyal and he hasn't done anything bad in his life, and Cao Cao deliberately downplays it, so Cao Teng's reputation is not obvious.
There was a thunder and lightning outside the window, and the sudden rainstorm hit the courtyard with broken flowers and willows, Cao Cao got up and stood in front of the window and sighed: "Alas, this huge piece of family business was created by my grandfather and father, but now it is going to be destroyed in the hands of my Cao Mengde, let me go to Jiuquan to see my ancestors" All the staff were speechless, and they all stood behind Cao Cao with solemn faces, accompanying the Great Wei Emperor who had been fighting all his life to enjoy the torrential rain at night.
A bright lightning bolt swept through the sky, and then a thunderbolt sounded overhead, and the huge sound made people shudder, but Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes and smashed his fist on the window lattice: "I, Cao Cao, swear here, even if I fight to the last person, I will never give up the Central Plains, let alone retreat without a fight, and give up the ancestral industry."
"What Your Majesty said is extremely true, this time Li Shimin sent people to the Central Plains, it is a God-given opportunity, and Weichen's strategy of attacking and defending will definitely work" Guo Jia seemed to be infected by Cao Cao and praised him.
Cao Cao then turned around and sat down in a chair with great strides, stroked his beard and asked: "Feng Xiaoshi said that Li Tang's drunkard did not mean to drink, and said that there was a way to let Li Shimin make a wedding dress for my Dawei, I don't know how to say this."
Guo Jia stood with his hands tied, with a calm and relaxed face: "Your Majesty, the reason why Li Shimin sent Li Mi to ask for troops is nothing more than to create a momentum to attack Xuzhou with great fanfare, and introduce the Eastern Han army into Xuzhou, so that he can take advantage of the situation to invade Jinling again." ” "Oh, does Li Shimin dare to attack Jiangdong again" Cao Cao's eyebrows frowned slightly, and his mouth suddenly opened.
Guo Jia nodded: "Li Shimin now not only controls the entire Goryeo Peninsula, but also controls the vast northeast land, Wuhuan and Xianbei have bowed down to their vassals, and three-quarters of the entire Youzhou has fallen into its pocket, and even the northern part of Jizhou has been touched by it, with eight million people under his rule and 500,000 troops, such a strong strength naturally makes Li Shimin ambitious in the world." ” Cao Cao stroked his beard and sighed: "This Li Shimin is indeed a talent, with a small country on the Goryeo Peninsula, it has developed to the current scale, if you want to challenge Liu Bian's position as the overlord of the world, Xiang Yu who rests in peace and Guishuang's Yingzheng can't do it, only this Li Shimin can make Liu Wei feel a headache" Guo Jia spread his hands: "Ambition is always accompanied by strength, Li Shimin's real purpose is to attack Jinling, but he wants to use our strength to introduce the Han army into Xuzhou; We will use our own way to govern others, and spread the news of Li Tang's attempt to sneak attack Jinling and Xiapi, so as to attract the defenders of Xuzhou to the sea to set up defenses, so as to create conditions for our army to attack Xuzhou.
Second, Zhuge Liang did not dare to go north again, and he would definitely return to Jiangdong to defend Li Tang and attack Jinling again, so that the Central Plains dilemma could be solved."
"Clever plan, Guo Fengxiao's plan is very good" Although Fan Zeng has been looking at Guo Jia unpleasantly recently, he couldn't help but applaud after hearing these words.
Cao Cao was relieved at the same time, but he also showed a worried look: "If we use Li Tang like this, will it affect the alliance?"
Guo Jia said with a smile: "The brocade guards of the Eastern Han Dynasty are pervasive, God knows how Li Tang leaked the news, and what does it have to do with us?"
Cao Cao comprehended, stroked his beard and laughed: "Haha Fengxiao said that Li Tang himself exposed his whereabouts and was captured by the Jinyi Guard of the Eastern Han Dynasty with military intentions, and he has nothing to do with us."
Cao Cao and his staff stayed in Cao's ancestral house, summoned Li Mi early the next morning, and informed him of the decision: "The envoy of Lao Fu reported to the Tang Emperor, and I decided to send 50,000 horses and horses to join Chen Ziyun to attack Xuzhou, and asked the Tang Emperor to send sailors to attack the coast of Xuzhou from the sea. ” "Hehe, thank you, Your Majesty, for not letting the minister run for nothing" Li Mi bowed and thanked him first, and said with a smile, "There are flying pigeons in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and I also have them in the Tang Dynasty."
Before the minister left, the Tang Emperor instructed me to stay and contact the two countries, so I didn't have to return, I just needed to let the entourage release the carrier pigeons."
Cao Cao understood that Li Mi's real intention was to stay to spy on the military situation and monitor the movements of the Wei army, but since Li Mi refused to leave and could not be forcibly driven away, he just let him stay Cao Cao bowed slightly: "In this case, please take care of yourself, and I will send someone to arrange a post house for the envoy." ” Li Mi Shili retired and released the carrier pigeon on his own.
Cao Cao immediately summoned all the generals under his command, arranged military operations, and ordered Guo Ziyi to lead Jia Fu and Jing Si to raise 50,000 troops, and quietly bypassed Pengcheng from Feiting and Zhuyi to attack Xiapi.
Others, including Cao Shen, Han Baohu, Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Cao Chun and others, arranged defenses on the spot, preparing to build a defense line in Qian County to resist the Han army's follow-up pursuit, and at the same time sent people to secretly release the news that Li Tang was about to invade the coast of Xuzhou and re-attack Jinling, to see how Zhuge Liang would react S: On the first day of August, ask for a guaranteed monthly pass, and at the end, I saw many comments asking Li Shimin about the Korean Peninsula, why did he recruit 200,000 soldiers and horses, I can only say classmates, please look at the plot and map, now Li Shimin has won the three northeastern provinces of China, including Beijing, Tianjin, and Qinhuangdao, Tangshan and other regions in the northeast of Hebei, don't think that Li Shimin has been nesting on the Korean Peninsula. t1706231537: