Chapter 146: Helpless
Guo Jia smiled and said, "It's not difficult. After our army occupied Luoyang, we can send special personnel to repair it. Although it takes some effort to make it exquisite and magnificent, and recreate the prosperity of the past. When Zi was born in Luoyang today, his ancestors were also in Luoyang. I once heard that the emperor missed his hometown Luoyang very much and hoped to come back. Now Chang'an has experienced a long-term war between Dong Zhuo and Li Jue and Guo Si, and the destruction is very serious. The people of Sanfu moved south to Hanzhong, and countless people in Nanyang are added.
The troops in Xiliang in the Upper West robbed and were extremely scarce. It is said that the rice price in Chang'an has now risen to 500,000 yuan per hu. In this case, the emperor will definitely not want to live in Chang'an again. As long as the lord is respectful and repairs the palace, the emperor will definitely go to Luoyang happily. In this way, the lord will take over Heluo, guard the eight passes, and obey the emperor's orders, rely on the support of the people. If the world does not change, the old land will be preserved and developed internal affairs. If the world changes, the east will be combined with Xu and the north will be expanded to Youji. Why worry about the great cause?"
After hearing this, Cao Cao immediately smiled and said, "When filial piety is great, since this is the case, let's act immediately. We have just defeated the Southern Xiongnu Yufuluo tribe and obtained a large amount of horses and supplies. He ordered Yuan Rang and Miaocai, who were stationed in Chenliu, to lead the army to occupy Luoyang first. I will personally lead 100,000 Qingzhou troops to follow. As for the responsibility of defending Yanzhou, I will give you Zixiao. I will allocate five thousand soldiers, plus your troops, and a total of eight thousand people can guard Changyi together."
Cao Ren, who was standing up after hearing this, quickly stood up and accepted the order seriously, saying that he would not disappoint Pei Qing.
"Since that's the case, will the lord issue a manifesto now to respond to Pei Qing? And make an alliance agreement? Although he is not talented, he is willing to go to Yuzhou for the lord."
Cao Cao laughed and said, "Of course we have to post a message, but it's not now. After all, Pei Qing's front-line army has already captured Shangxian. If we make a statement so quickly, he will definitely speed up his march and capture Chang'an from us. In this way, we will fall behind. So I will have to wait until I capture Luoyang before officially responding. He must wait a few more days."
"Lord is such a clever plan." Man Chong was amazed. He thought about it and asked another question: "But lord, but our army's supplies became very tight in this way, especially the repair of the palace. This is a very large amount of funds. Even if all the supplies of our army are donated, it will not be enough."
"This is a problem." When Cao Cao thought of this, his smile suddenly solidified. The lack of supplies was not a small problem. Pei Qing had salt and iron ore, which was so rich that he had just been unified. In addition, his Yanzhou was suddenly recruited hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban tribes, and the supply of supplies was already scarce. Then he took out a large amount of supplies to repair the palace. It was really hard for a good cook to cook without rice.
"Don't you have any way to get money?" Cao Cao looked at the counselors and asked with anticipation.
However, the strategists lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Cao Cao. In their opinion, there was no way to quickly collect property, either to plunder the people or loot the big households. However, no matter what they did, it would cause Cao Cao's reputation to drop rapidly. It was a way to fish in a dry pond, or it was not a way to do it, because of course Cao Cao would think of these methods, but since he asked, it was naturally impossible to do these methods.
For a moment, the camp was so quiet that a needle could be heard falling. The strategists racked their brains, but they could never think of a solution.
Cao Cao was very impatient when he saw this scene. He saw that something big could be accomplished, but he lacked the most critical link.
At this moment, Cheng Yu's eyes lit up, and he wanted to speak but stopped.
Cao Cao saw it and asked quickly: "I don't know if Zhongde has a solution?"
Cheng Yu smiled bitterly and said slowly: "Actually, this is not a good idea. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a poison to quench thirst. However, if you want to get the property quickly, this one is the most suitable one. I wonder if the lord has heard that Dong Zhuo ordered people to loot the imperial tomb in order to obtain a large amount of property?"
"I naturally know this. When Dong Zhuo looted the imperial tomb and the tombs of the ministers in Luoyang, his actions were outrageous... Well, was Zhongde referring to..."
"That's right, although Dong Zhuo stole the tomb, he also obtained a lot of property. If the lord wants to obtain property for building the palace, he can only have this method..."
"No, how can we do such a thing? If so, what is the difference between us and Dong Zhuo? It's not uncommon to give the population a solid understanding."
"That's right, it's too sensational to do this. Digging graves and digging is a detriment to good deeds..."
"This idea is a bit bad. Cheng Zhongde is crazy about becoming famous, right?"
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When the strategists heard this, they were talking, only the country and Xun Yu were silent.
Cao Cao didn't say anything, but in the end he stopped everyone and said loudly: "This idea is indeed a bit inappropriate, but I thought of a good idea. For the sake of confidentiality, I can't tell you for the time being. But I promise that we will not lack supplies to repair the palace by then. Please relax."
The strategists didn't know what Cao Cao was thinking, but Cao Cao was unwilling to say it, so they naturally knew it and didn't ask. Only Xun Yu and Guo Jia were thinking and said nothing.
Xun Yu and Guo Jia are both top strategists. After exchanging glances with each other, they understood that the other party had already understood what Cao Cao was thinking, but they would not say it out loud, because in their opinion, this was an extraordinary moment and naturally they had to follow the power.
"Oh, this Cao Gong is indeed different from others. He is never stubborn. As long as he can use it, he will never hesitate at all. However, the starting point of his doing this was for the Han Dynasty, so he can't be wrong. However, this method is indeed a bit unacceptable." Xun Yu tried every reason to defend Cao Cao. He also knew that Cao Cao was helpless in doing this, but there was still a hint of uneasiness in his heart. Although he himself did not know what this uneasiness originated, it actually arose for no reason, which made him very puzzled.
Xun Yu and Guo Jia guessed correctly. Cao Cao did not agree on the surface, but in fact he secretly looked for someone who was good at tomb robbing and was awarded the position of a lieutenant and serving general, so that he could find and excavate the former Lunar and rob the property in order to repair Luoyang City. At the same time, if there is any surplus, it can also be used to support the army.
Cao Cao naturally saw the expressions of Guo Jia and Xun Yu. He knew that the country didn't care about it at all, because he didn't care about the life and death of the Han Dynasty at all, but Xun Yu still felt a little reluctant. He seemed to have a trace of fantasy for the Han Dynasty, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly. It seemed that although Xun Yu was loyal to him, he probably wouldn't obey him unconditionally. In this regard, it was a little worse than Guo Jia and Cheng Yu.
Chapter completed!