The fifth day of the first month is commonly known as breaking five. Folklore says that many taboos before the fifth day can be broken on this day.

This day is mainly to send the poor, welcome the God of Wealth, and open the market for trade.

Li Yi was in Youzhou, preparing to wait until spring arrived, and after the temperature rose, he would march north, and the Han court was also turbulent, and all sides were sharpening their knives.

In the morning, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao met to have a small gathering in He Hao's mansion. The three hadn't seen each other for more than a year.

In the evening, Cao Cao was so drunk that he didn't wake up and was sent back by Yuan Shao.

Cao Song was very heartbroken and scolded Cao Cao non-stop.

"Dad, can you scold less." Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes and pleaded, "Dad, I'm in my thirties, and I'm not a child. ”

Cao Song looked at Cao Cao in surprise, then suddenly came to his senses, stretched out his hand to hit, and scolded in his mouth: "You dare to lie to your father, I see you looking for a ......."

Cao Cao was so frightened that he turned over and jumped up, and repeatedly begged for mercy.

"Ah Pu, how many years have you been friends with Benchu, why are you still playing this trick with him?" Cao Song asked puzzled, "What happened?" ”

Cao Cao pondered for a moment and said, "Dad, for the sake of insurance, I think you should say hello to the princes in the palace and advise Your Majesty to cancel this return to your hometown to worship your ancestors, otherwise it will ......"

Cao Song shook his head and said, "Impossible, Your Majesty can't listen to it at all, he is hard-hearted." ”

He glanced up at Cao Cao and asked, "What, what wind did you hear?" ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Today, Boqiu and Benchu persuaded me to join the general's door, work together to eradicate the traitors, and help the Son of Heaven together." I saw that they had something to say, so I pretended to be drunk and talked nonsense with them, and I ended up saying a few words. ”

Cao Song listened quietly.

"Dad, this time the general is well prepared, it was premeditated." Cao Cao continued. "Last time, you said that Marquis Zhang estimated that the general was going to kill His Majesty and set up the prince as the new king, I think Marquis Zhang did not guess wrong, this is the case."

Cao Song's expression was solemn, he sat down slowly, and he waved his hand to signal Cao Cao to continue.

"Before I arrived in Luoyang, Chen Yi, the son of the former Taifu Chen Fan, came to me in Qian County, and he said that Wang Fen, the assassin of Jizhou, had contacted him with a group of powerful scholars, and was ready to take advantage of the opportunity for the Son of Heaven to return to his hometown in Hejian to worship his ancestors. hijacked the Son of Heaven and set up the king of Hefei as the new king. ”

Cao Song's face became ugly, and he asked nervously, "What is he looking for you for?" How dare Wang Fen do such a thing? King of Hefei? The king of Hefei is looking for death. ”

"Chen Yi persuaded me to participate in their actions, but I refused." Cao Cao said, "Dad, let's not talk about the king of Hefei first, let's talk about the kidnapping of the Son of Heaven first." They held the Son of Heaven hostage in Jizhou, what about Luoyang? What will be the reaction of the DPRK and Chinese forces remaining in the capital? Did Wang Fen not think about the consequences at all, and casually set up the king of Hefei as the king? ”

"General." Cao Song said in horror. "The general is their mastermind, their internal response? Wang Fen held the Son of Heaven hostage in Jizhou, and the general held the military power in Luoyang and could kill the lieutenant officials. The Great Prince was appointed as the emperor. If there are no powerful people in Luoyang to stabilize the situation and control the country's politics, what is the use of Wang Fen holding a son of heaven hostage? ”

"Yes, Dad is right. But Wang Fen has nothing to do with the general, everyone knows this. Cao Cao frowned and said slowly. So, who is behind the scenes to preside over this for the general? What does this man mean by advocating the establishment of the king of Hefei as the new king? The general's eyes and ears are all over Jizhou, and he must know about this, so why didn't he come forward to stop this person from setting up a new monarch again? What is the purpose of the Great General? ”

"He Jin is cautious, very cautious, and likes to look ahead and backward when doing things. For such a big matter, if he hadn't thought of a way out, he would definitely not act rashly, this might be a retreat deliberately designed by He Jin. Cao Song thought for a moment and said.

Cao Cao shook his head and smiled: "How can there be such a good thing in the world? To do such an earth-shaking event, if there is no determination to break the kettle and no indomitable momentum, how can it succeed? ”

Cao Song looked at Cao Cao and sneered: "You don't have to do things like you without brains, and you will die a long time ago." ”

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Am I not using my brain? Dad, do you see the purpose of Xu Jing's visit to Luoyang now? ”

Cao Song smiled bitterly and said: "Hearing you say this, it is naturally clear what the general wants to do in Luoyang." He wanted to completely eradicate the Zhongguan, win the absolute support of all the bureaucrats of the gate lord clan in Beijing, and set up the eldest prince as the new emperor without any danger. If he wants to cleanly kill the Zhongguan forces, he must first weaken the Zhongguan forces and divide and divide the Zhongguan forces. The arrival of Xu Jing and Xu Shao's brothers in Beijing is nothing more than to drive a wedge between the Xu clan and the lieutenant officials, and weaken the power of the lieutenant officials. Xu Shao hasn't come yet, and Xu Jing alone has already made a mess of the relationship between the Xu family and the officials. ”

Cao Cao sighed: "The Xu clan's gate lords are huge, if they can be pulled to the side of the generals, it will indeed be a huge loss for the lieutenants, and they will lose an arm." ”

"We have been friends with Xu Valve for many years, and we trust each other very much, how can the two brothers Xu Jing and Xu Shao destroy it." Cao Song said, "Although several marquis have some opinions on Xu Sikong, our relationship is still very strong. ”

"It's going to break soon." Cao Cao said hatefully, "Who brokered this marriage between the Xu family and the Zhu family?" ”

Cao Song hesitated for a moment, wanting to refute his son, but then felt that his reason was too far-fetched, and swallowed the words back, he sighed helplessly: "There are many masters in the General's Mansion, and the design is one ring after another, which is seamless, which is really amazing." ”

Then he looked at his son with great admiration and praised: "But my son is wiser, and a drink will let them scheming to the fullest." ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Dad, you are exalting me too much." If Chen Yi hadn't found me and leaked part of their plan, I wouldn't have guessed it even if I wanted to. But what about guessing it? We can't do anything without evidence, without the army. ”

Cao Song thought for a while and said: "Ah Pu, immediately send someone back to Qian County, call Yuan Rang, Miaocai, Zixiao, and Zilian, and let them bring a hundred families from home, quickly, after the tenth day of the first month, we must rush to Luoyang." ”

"Dad, what are you going to do?" Cao Cao said, "If you want to avoid trouble, it's better to resign early and go home." ”

"What are you talking about?" Cao Song said with a smile, "I'll go to Marquis Zhang's mansion and discuss with him, you think about it at home, how to turn defeat into victory." ”

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"What do the two Aiqing mean by requisitioning Dong Zhuo's army to Hedong?" Liu Hong, the son of heaven, groaned a little and asked Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang, who were standing on the left and right.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Rang said, "The remnants of the ant thieves are becoming more and more fierce in Hedong County, which directly threatens the safety of the Jingshi, in the opinion of the ministers, it is better to recruit troops to kill them as soon as possible, so as not to let them form a climate ......."

"The urgent document of the Northland County Government says that the Xianbei people's army may invade at any time, is it very inappropriate to transfer Dong Zhuo's army out of the Northland County at this time?"

"Your Majesty, the Hu people invade every year, and it is nothing more than going deep into the border to plunder, and there is no threat to us." Zhao Zhong said, "The threat to us is the ant thief, Your Majesty, the disaster of the ant thief two years ago is so harmful, has Your Majesty forgotten?" ”

"Okay then." The Son of Heaven said, "Xu Aiqing and several Aiqing have written letters to complain about Dong Zhuoming's grievances, but I took into account the opinions of the Taiwei and a group of ministers, so I still didn't give him a reward, so let him resume his original post and lead his troops to Hedong to suppress bandits." ”

"It's still Your Majesty's justice." Zhang Rang said with a smile, "Your Majesty returned to Hejian Country this time to worship your ancestors, and you have no intention of bringing the eldest prince with you. ”

The face of the Son of Heaven suddenly became ugly.

"Your Majesty dotes on the little prince, this is understandable." Zhang Rang pretended not to do it, and continued, "Your Majesty's return to worship your ancestors is a big event, and everyone is looking forward to it, but Your Majesty only brings the little prince and not the big prince, is it a hint to the people of the world......

Zhang Rang secretly glanced at the Son of Heaven, and then said: "Will someone have resentment because of this, and have a great rebellious heart because of resentment......

Tianzi had a gloomy face, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes showed resentment.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the safety of Your Majesty and the little prince, Your Majesty is still reluctant to make it difficult, bring the eldest prince with you." Zhao Zhong persuaded, "In addition, when Your Majesty sets off next month, he should send 20,000 people from the Luoyang Northern Army to accompany him. ”

The Son of Heaven looked at Zhao Zhong coldly and asked, "Why?" ”

Zhao Zhong said: "Wang Fen, the assassin of Jizhou, has repeatedly written that the Black Mountain ant thieves are more powerful, and he is now recruiting soldiers to protect His Majesty for His Majesty's safety in Jizhou, but can that hastily formed rabble fight?" It's very inappropriate for the minister. ”

The Son of Heaven nodded again and again, quite agreeing, and said: "Your opinion is very good, then let Yuan Shu, the captain of Changshui, lead the Changshui battalion, and other parts of the northern army to accompany you." ”

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The tenth day of the first month.

On this day, all stone tools such as grinding and grinding cannot be moved, and even sacrifices are set up to enjoy the stones, which are afraid of hurting the crops, which is also called "stone immovable" or "ten immovable".

Mr. Xu Shao, who is famous all over the world, came to Beijing, and Luoyang was a sensation.

Xu Shao is in his forties, with a slender figure, a pair of deep and wise eyes on his white and handsome face. He has three locks of long beard, a modest demeanor, an elegant temperament, and a light and elegant immortal aura hidden between his gestures.

Xu Shao, accompanied by today's celebrities He Hao and Kong Rong, slowly approached Kaiyangmen.

More than 20,000 scholars from Luoyang Taixue and Hongdumen gathered at the Kaiyang Gate in the south of Luoyang to welcome Mr. Xu Shao to Beijing to give lectures. The momentum and atmosphere were the most tremendous since the party's leadership. And Xu Shao's name can be seen from this. (To be continued.) )