Seeing Bao Xin worrying, Zhang Liao laughed and said, "Cao Mengde is outside, like a dragon swimming in the sea, which also makes me feel a little headache. Now that he is in the court, he is like a dragon trapped in a deep pool, which is a good thing."

Bao Xin still looked solemn: "Why did Meng De come back suddenly? He did this? I don't know very well."

Zhang Liao smiled and said that Cao Cao is not as good as Cao Cao in history. Although Cao Cao at this time in history did not have any strategists such as Guo Jia and Xun You who defected to him, and he did not have himself and generals such as Zhang He, Xu Huang, Dian Wei. Compared with today, Cao Cao in history always had a strong Yuan Shao as his backing and was backing Yuan Shao to develop. When he attacked Xuzhou and fought with Lu Bu, Yuan Shao sent troops to help.

Now it is different. Yuan Shao was suppressed by himself and was powerless. Especially after he seized Dongjun, he completely cut off the connection between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, making him isolated and helpless. Moreover, his rise, Dian Wei's troops stationed in northern Yanzhou, was a great shock to Cao Cao.

In the past two years, it has been drought and locust plagues. Cao Cao and Lu Bu fought several more battles, but Lu Bu lost consecutively, which made Zhang Liao speechless. In the end, Cao Cao drove Lu Bu to Xuzhou, but he was extremely exhausted. After Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu, he attacked Yongqiu Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao. Zhang Miao found out the news from somewhere and sent Zhao Chong to Dian Wei for help.

Zhao Chong once had kindness to Dianwei. Dianwei asked Zhang Liao for advice and sent troops to defeat Cao Cao. Cao Cao was dissatisfied and fought again and was defeated again.

Dian Wei is not good at maneuvers, but he remembers the tactics that Xun You gave him at the beginning. He does not need sneak attacks or any other strategy. He will only be able to rescue the enemy if he attacks the enemy, and then force the enemy to fight in formation.

Even though Cao Cao had all kinds of plans, Dian Wei was just trying hard to figure it out. He suffered three defeats. Cao Ren and Le Jin, the most elite under his command, never fought Dian Wei, but was instead occupied by Dian Wei, the entire Dongjun and half of Chenliu. Cao Cao, who was originally ambitious, was hit again. He was trapped in a corner and could not stretch. It is reasonable to retreat to the court now.

Of course, Zhang Liao knew in his heart that things would not be that simple. As Bao Xin said, Cao Cao's return was mostly related to Dong Cheng, and it was because the emperor had the intention of checks and balances.

Checks and balances, imperial power and tricks.

Zhang Liao looked at Bao Xin and smiled and said, "Let's go and welcome Cao Mengde."

...

In the imperial city of Luoyang, Liu Xie ordered Zhang Liao to lead the Henan Yin to repair the palace. Zhang Liao mobilized prisoners and the people to repair it during the slack season. He also ordered the princes such as Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Yuan Shu to transport timber and grain. Although the princes refused, they supported it one after another. It took more than a year to roughly complete the repair of the Nangong. Liu Xie couldn't wait to return to Luoyang. As for the Beigong, it was still dilapidated. Some court officials made suggestions for repairing it, but were stopped by Zhang Liao. At this time, the disasters were repeatedly caused, and it was not the time to repair the palace.

At this time, Liu Xie was a little restless in the back hall of Nangong. Fu Shou and Concubine Dong were beside him. The difference was that Concubine Dong's lower abdomen had slightly raised.

"Empress," Liu Xie said uneasy: "This time, I have not informed General Cavalry, and I have issued an edict to Cao Cao enter the capital. I wonder what General Cavalry would think?"

"Your Majesty," Dong Guiren advised: "Your Majesty is the master of all chariots, let alone you have to care about the idea of ​​General Cavalry. My father introduced his advice to summon Cao Cao to the capital to prevent General Cavalry from becoming a big shot and becoming a problem for Li Jue."

Fu Shou Xiu browsed slightly, "Your Majesty, General Huo Cavalry has the kindness of saving the Lord. He has served the Lord for several years, promoted talents, built palaces, and returned to the old capital. He has never violated Your Majesty. He is respectful and generous, so that the court can be stable, the people can be happy, and there is no worries about chaos, and there is no suffering of hunger and cold. This is something that Your Majesty has never seen since he ascended the throne. General Zhang does not need to doubt his loyalty, but he is a minister of the country. I don't know when the world is in chaos. Your Majesty summoned Cao Cao to the capital, but you should not be disappointed with General Zhang Liao's heart and must rely on him. If Cao Cao is replaced, I am afraid that my concubines and Your Majesty will suffer from Li Jue again."

Although Fu Shou was the queen, he was not like Dong Guiren. He rarely talked about court affairs and political affairs. At this time, she suddenly made a statement, especially when she mentioned Li Jie's difficulties, Liu Xie was caught off guard. Seeing Fu Shou's solemn expression, he thought of the tragic situation in Li Jie's difficulties, and couldn't help but tremble in his heart and said, "Of course, I still have to rely on General Zhang. This time I summoned Cao Cao to Beijing because I heard that Cao Cao had a reputation for being a virtuous person, but just adding some strength to the court, and I had no other intentions... I was just afraid that General Zhang would be too concerned."

Concubine Dong said disapprovingly: "Your Majesty is the emperor, and the General of the Cavalry is a minister. The king is respectful and the minister is inferior, and the master is weak and the minister is strong. Your Majesty governs the court officials. Do you need to care too much about the words of the General of the Cavalry? Do not be arrogant and have ambitions, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."

Liu Xie shook his head and said, "What the nobles say is reasonable, but General Zhang is not more than others and has made great contributions to the country. I respect it, so it is supposed to be."

Guiren Dong said nothing.

Fu Shou looked at Liu Xie's expression and looked at Guiren Dong again, but his heart tightened, and subconsciously clenched a jade pendant on his waist.

She knows Liu Xie very well and is very smart, but she is also very soft-hearted. If Liu Xie really becomes afraid of Zhang Liao, and with Dong Cheng and Concubine Dong's advice on others, something will happen sooner or later.

What would happen at that time? Fu Shou didn't dare to think about it. She bit her lips tightly, feeling her heart tugging.

Since she was abandoned by Liu Xie during the escape and experienced despair, although she returned to Liu Xie, she felt that her heart was farther away from Liu Xie, and she no longer had the feeling of supporting each other and respecting each other. Instead, another figure always appeared in her heart. She knew that this was wrong, let alone that she was the queen of the mother's world, and she felt much more distressed.

...

In the east of Luoyang City, a group of about 200 cavalrymen walked along the way, and Cao Cao was the leader, and Cao Hong and Le Jin were beside him.

As Zhang Liao guessed, Cao Cao finally defeated Lu Bu after hardships in Yanzhou. When he turned around to attack the Zhang brothers of Yongqiu, he was attacked by Dian Wei. He was defeated three times in a row, and his troops were severely damaged, and even his younger brother Cao Ren was severely injured.

At this time, Lu Bu, who retreated to Xuzhou, was ready to move again. Yuan Shu went north to Yuzhou and wanted to take revenge. Cao Cao was facing a desperate situation. Just then, Dong Cheng secretly sent someone to send an imperial edict to the emperor. Cao Cao thought for a night and felt that there would be a devastating disaster in his trap in Yanzhou, so he decided to leave Cao Ren and Xiahou brothers in Yanzhou. He brought a small number of troops into the capital, and used the emperor and the court to breathe a sigh of relief and try to open up the situation.

Therefore, when Cao Cao entered Beijing, he seemed to be secretly attracted by the emperor and Dong Cheng, but in fact he was forced to go to the capital by Zhang Liao.

Seeing the Luoyang Dynasty looking at it, Cao Cao immediately sighed: "Luoyang was so prosperous in the past. I was once a magnificent palace. I saw that the palace was tall and magnificent, and there were countless nobles in the east city. But now it is so miserable. However, it is much better than when the princes attacked Dong Zhuo Luoyang."

Cao Hong beside him said worriedly: "Lord, I'm afraid Zhang Liao will harm you when I come to Luoyang this time."
Chapter completed!