The most important purpose of Cao Cao's visit to Chang'an this time was of course to express his loyalty to the emperor in order to obtain the emperor's reward. At the same time, he also had to find ways to destroy Pei Qing's current situation of power. However, Cao Cao's methods were different from those of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and his methods were more hidden and more vicious.

The facts show that Cao Cao's public relations was very successful once. After he expressed his loyalty to the court, he was rewarded by the little emperor. The happy little emperor immediately issued an edict to appoint Cao Cao as the governor of Yanzhou, the Yin of Henan, the General of Zhendong, and the Marquis of Wupingting.

This means that Cao Cao has been officially recognized to rule Luoyang and the twenty-one counties near Luoyang, which is definitely a great encouragement for Cao Cao and makes Cao Cao more combat-effective.

After that, Cao Cao secretly visited Dong Cheng.

Although this time I paid a visit to the emperor could gain enough benefits for Cao Cao, visiting Dong Cheng was the real purpose of Cao Cao.

The reason why Cao Cao visited Dong Cheng was of course to provoke the relationship between Dong Cheng and Pei Qing. After all, Dong Cheng was the only person among the three officials in the Han Dynasty who were in charge of the Shangshu affairs in the Han Dynasty who might not have such a close relationship with Pei Qing.

So after seeing Dong Cheng, Cao Cao first praised Dong Cheng's aunt Empress Dowager Dong. If it were not for the protection of Empress Dowager Dong, how could the Emperor of Han today be today? Therefore, Empress Dowager Dong's achievements in saving the Lord were enough to make the entire Han Dynasty thank him.

Then, in Dong Cheng's elation, Cao Cao praised Dong Cheng's achievements in saving the Lord that day, claiming that the Dong family saved the Lord twice. It would not be an exaggeration to give such a great contribution to the greater wealth.

"It's just a pity that General Dong, you made such a great contribution. The emperor ignored your contributions. The ranking was actually under Pei Qing. Cao really felt unfair for the general. In fact, this is not the emperor's unclear. The key is that he is a royal relative. As the future brother-in-law of today's son, it has to be said that Pei Qing did make a lot of contributions. He drove away Guo Si and killed Li Jue. Such contributions are enough to be a prosperous and prosperous battle, but such contributions are no more than the general's rescue. However, Pei Qing has a whole Yuzhou and is appointed as the captain of the Sili School. Although you are in a high position, you have no jurisdiction. Moreover, you will be excluded by others in the court, and you are deeply dissatisfied with the general."

Dong Cheng was praised by Cao Cao at the beginning, and he was so arrogant that he didn't know how much he had. However, at this moment, he was stimulated by Cao Cao's words and was suddenly in a bad mood. His face turned red. After a while, he said: "General Meng De, you can't say that. Pei Cheqi's ability is indeed outstanding, and he couldn't help but be dissatisfied with this. Besides, the person closest to the emperor in this world is of course his only sister. Although Cheng is the nephew of the empress dowager, he is not as good as their siblings. It is normal for Pei Cheqi to obtain some high positions because the emperor loves the house and the U.S. It is normal for Pei Cheqi to protect the emperor at that time, and he never thought of today. Now I am favored by the emperor. I am very satisfied to have the status today. How can I think of anything else?"

After hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but secretly scold Dong Cheng for being useless. He could even think of such a cowardly idea, and deserved to be ridden by Pei Qing.

But of course he could not give up, but patiently persuaded: "The ancients said that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. Although you are willing to retreat, others may not buy it. If you can retreat one foot, he can retreat one foot. Unless you withdraw completely, or you still have a good ending, you may not be much worse than Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and others. Cao knows that the general is an upright and loyal person, and it is precisely because of this that he cannot bear to see it.

People like the general will encounter unexpected problems in the future. As the saying goes, you must not have the intention to harm others, and you must be careful of others. Even if the general doesn’t want to deal with Pei Qing, you must think about how to protect yourself? If you can’t even do this, once Pei Qing counterattacks, you may have to end up in hatred. General, you are not a big deal. But who can protect the Han Dynasty? How should the general face Empress Dowager Dong when he is in the nine fountains?"

When Dong Cheng heard this, he felt shocked. He immediately shut down all the servants, then closed the doors and windows, and asked Cao Cao quietly: "General Meng De said so, but unfortunately, that guy is powerful. Although I seem to be equal to his official position, I am weak and cannot compare with him at all. I wonder why the general teaches me?"

Cao Cao closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and finally said, "Well, I have a way to get rid of Pei Qing's threat."

"Oh? I don't know what a clever plan it is? Please give me some advice." Dong Cheng actually dreamed of getting rid of Pei Qing's shadow. Now, when he heard that Cao Cao had a solution, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say, so he asked quickly.

Seeing this, Cao Cao immediately smiled and said, "Actually, this matter is simple, and the person who tied the bell must be untied."

"I don't know what Meng De means?" Dong Cheng thought about it and couldn't guess what Cao Cao meant, and asked in surprise.

Cao Cao said mysteriously: "General, we should know that since Emperor Guangwu, our dynasty has moved to Luoyang. This Chang'an was just Dong Zhuo forcibly accused the emperor of the emperor for his own personal opinion. The emperor grew up in Luoyang since childhood and had long missed Luoyang. However, it was Dong Zhuo first and then Li Jue and Guo Si as a constraint, which made the emperor unable to turn to Luoyang. Now that Li Jue has been killed, Guo Si fled to Wuwei, the threat of the Western Liang army has been lifted, and Chang'an has been forced to go back to Luoyang because of the previous series.

The war became dilapidated, which was not enough to allow the emperor to stay. Cao recently responded to the emperor's call and led his army to serve the king. He regained Luoyang, raised funds and mobilized manpower to build the Luoyang palace. Now the main palace has been restored as before, and it is just right for the emperor to stay. Therefore, according to Cao Cao's opinion, it is better to persuade the emperor to lead all officials to move back to Luoyang. This will not only fulfill the emperor's wishes and get rid of Pei Qing's control. Isn't it the best thing to do both worlds?"

"It's indeed a clever plan!" Dong Cheng couldn't help but slap after hearing this, thinking that Cao Cao's plan was extremely wonderful, but after thinking about it, he said with a worried look on his face: "But will Pei Qing let the emperor leave? He will definitely try his best to stop this matter. If he is angry, I'm afraid not only will I suffer an accident, but even the emperor will be bullied by him."

But Cao Cao laughed and said, "You don't have to worry about this. Pei Qing used to strengthen his strength under the banner of respecting the emperor. If he dared to be disrespectful to the emperor, it would probably be dissatisfied with the soldiers around him, and the relationship between him and the princess would also have a crack. Therefore, although Pei Qing was unwilling to do so, he could only obey after hearing the emperor announce the edict in public. All we have to do is to keep it confidential before the emperor issues the edict and not let anyone know about it. As long as we do this, our plan to move the capital will definitely be realized."
Chapter completed!