"What does Chen Mo want to do?" Cao Cao looked at the counselors in his tent and was a little confused about Chen Mo's actions.

In fact, not only was he confused about Chen Mo's approach, but the counselors under his command were also a little confused about Chen Mo's sudden approach of stationing troops in the Zhongmu area.

He just had a battle with Yuan Shao. Although he won in the end, it was definitely not easy. It could even be said to be a bit of a fluke. In this case, shouldn't Chen Mo digest the results silently? Now he crossed the river and came to Zhongmu, saying that he had crossed the line.

, Chen Mo did not cross the line. If Zhongmu is divided according to ownership, it still belongs to Henan Yin, but in fact, the actual controller east of Chenggao has always been Cao Cao, including Jingxian, Kaifeng, Xinzheng,

Yuanling and other places are all east of Chenggao. Chen Mo has always used them as a front station to absorb people from the Central Plains. In order to avoid direct conflict with Chen Mo, Cao Cao also did not get involved in these places. Most of the time they belong to the "Three No Ones" zone.

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Now that Chen Mo is leading an army of 30,000 troops stationed here, there is obviously something wrong with training troops all day long.

Are you dissatisfied with Cao Cao's unwillingness to try his best before, so that he should bear the main pressure of Yuan Shao first? Chen Mo should not be the kind of person who doesn't care about the overall situation. Although Yuan Shao lost, his foundation and vitality were not damaged. In this case, it is the right time for the two families to join forces.

What he is doing, taking the initiative to provoke someone now, is obviously not what Chen Mo should do.

"Lord, since Chen Mo takes action, he must have something to ask for, but if he wants to fight with our army here, I'm afraid he won't." Cheng Yu held his hand to Cao Cao and said in a deep voice.

Everyone has also figured out Chen Mo's character. No matter how angry he is, he will never be so stupid when it comes to interests. He is a qualified hero. At this time, he has just experienced a war. Chen Mo does not have the ability to fight with Cao Cao again.

Have a fight.

Not to mention defeat, even if he wins, it will only force Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to join forces to deal with him. But judging from the current strength, Yuan Shao will still be the best among the princes even if he loses this battle.

The strongest, coming to attack Cao Cao at this time is definitely not Chen Mo's style, so Chen Mo must have a plan when he is stationing troops in Zhongmu.

Cao Cao nodded, he was sure of this, but what did Chen Mo want?

Territory? Cao Cao will definitely not give it. This is Cao Cao's root. If Chen Mo's goal is territory, Cao Cao will definitely fight to the death with Chen Mo. It is not the behavior of a wise man.

Apart from territory, there was only one thing under Cao Cao that Chen Mo valued.

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia and saw Guo Jia nodded incomprehensibly.

"Emperor!?" Cheng Yu suddenly frowned.

Cao Cao did not speak, he also thought about this possibility, but if Chen Mo's goal was the emperor, he should lead his army directly to Suiyang instead of running to Zhongmou.

After Cheng Yu said the emperor, he frowned and said: "If Chen Mo means the emperor, our army is already on guard at this moment. The lord has personally raised troops here, and he has no chance. Moreover, looking at Chen Mo's actions, it is obvious that he deliberately lured the lord

Come here, but Suiyang is more than 500 miles from Luoyang, and Chen Mo is here to attract the main force of Cao's army, and his partial army cannot cross the many obstacles set by Cao Cao to fight to Suiyang and then bring the emperor back."

"But if there is an internal response..." Guo Jia sighed, looked at the crowd and said, "It may not be possible."

Internal response?

Cheng Yu frowned. This is really possible. Ever since Cao Cao welcomed the emperor, there have been people in the court who were dissatisfied with Cao Cao and wanted to fight for power for the emperor or themselves. After Fu, the two royal relatives Dong Cheng

There are too many national relatives, Han clan relatives, etc.

"These people can't be so unwise!" Cheng Yu shook his head. Do you really think that if you go to Chen Mo's side, you can have power? Judging from Chen Mo's methods and control of the land in Guanzhong, these people can help the emperor escape

Suiyang, if they really go to Chen Mo, I'm afraid they don't even have the rights they have now. Chen Mo will give them high-ranking officials, but he will never give them rights, even more ruthlessly than Cao Cao suppressed them.

"If they all had the talent of Brother Zhongde, the world would be a lot more peaceful." Guo Jia leaned back and said quietly.

There is no shortage of smart people in the world, but there are obviously more fools. Sometimes it is easier to guess the ideas of smart people than fools. It is sometimes really hard to predict what a fool will do next, especially a fool who holds power.

, they do not lack decision-making, but they lack the wisdom to make decisions.

Cheng Yu was silent when he heard this. According to what he said, it is really possible. Because Chen Mo holds a large number of public ministers' titles, the three public ministers and nine ministers have been unable to do so. This also led Cao Cao to create many new positions to satisfy these people.

But after all, these positions were not as orthodox as those of the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers. In addition, Cao Cao held the military and financial power very tightly, so these people had no chance at all. Thinking about it now, these people did have enough reasons to betray Cao Cao.

What's more, Chen Mo now has a great victory over Yuan Shao. At least in terms of prestige, he is no longer inferior to Yuan Shao and occupies the territory of both capitals. You must know that there are many veterans in the court who have always hoped that the emperor can return the capital to Luoyang or Chang'an.

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"Lord, please send someone to inform Wen Ruo immediately." Cheng Yu stood up and said anxiously.

The emperor's significance to Cao Cao is not only to gain an advantage in terms of justice, but also in terms of talents. Since Cao Cao welcomed the emperor, he has gained a lot of talents. If the emperor fails, the loss of talents alone will be a huge blow to Cao Cao.

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What is the most important thing in fighting for the world? Territory, population, money and food are naturally very important, but the most important thing is talent. If there are not enough talents, no matter how big the territory is, you will not be able to manage it by yourself.

Although it wasn't that tragic, it certainly had a great impact on Cao Cao.

Cao Cao did not speak, but just sat there with a frown. In fact, the benefits that the emperor could bring have been used up in the past few years. They were replaced by more and more voices in the court against Cao Cao. The disadvantages brought by the emperor are constantly emerging, and

Cao Cao also had tangles in his heart. He had the idea of ​​returning power to the emperor, but at this stage, many things were no longer his alone. The family behind him, the generals and officials under his command, and the current people in the world

Given the situation, even if he returned power to the emperor, would the emperor be able to suppress the princes?

Today's world is no longer what it used to be. The fortunes of the Han Dynasty have declined and their majesty is no longer there. Cao Cao has always supported the face of the Han Dynasty, but the emperor and those around the emperor have been stumbling and holding back Cao Cao.

There are advantages and disadvantages to welcoming the emperor, but the advantages have passed, and now the disadvantages brought to Cao Cao are gradually becoming apparent.

At present, the emperor's role in justice is getting smaller and smaller. Yuan Shao and Chen Mo basically have some requests, but they are ignored when asking for their help. After Sun Ce occupied Jiangdong, his attitude towards the court became more and more disrespectful. Liu Biao of Jingzhou was trapped.

Between Sun Ce and Lu Bu, they were often beaten, and it no longer mattered whether they supported or opposed them. As for Lu Bu... he never paid attention to any orders from the court. Last year, Cao Cao thought about dealing with Lu Bu first, but Chen Mo obviously wouldn't let him.

If you succeed easily, you can only give up in the end.

To put it into detail, the title of Emperor is no longer as useful as before, and after Cao Cao gained Xuzhou, the meaning of Emperor to Cao Cao was no longer that important. The reason why he always respected him was that Cao Cao still had feelings for the Han Dynasty in his heart, and

There were also a large number of ministers in the court who cared about the Han family.

Cao Cao closed his eyes and sighed leisurely for a long time: "Let's leave this matter to God's will."

Chen Mo garrisoned troops in Guandu, and Cao Cao must not move lightly. Cao Ren had to guard against Lu Bu, and Xia Houyuan was guarding Xuzhou. Although Cao Cao had many troops, there were not many that could be assembled in a short time without affecting Cao Cao.

Nowadays, Cao Cao is fighting for the Han Dynasty in the front, but trouble is happening in the rear. Cao Cao knows very well that with Chen Mo's character, he would not be able to do this if he did not have enough confidence.

Let it be left to God's will. If Chen Mo can succeed, even if Cao Cao writes back now, it may be too late. After all, Chen Mo has been stationed here for more than a month, and he may have already planned it. Even if he makes a remedy at this moment, it may not be effective. However,

Xun Yu was stationed in Suiyang, and Cao Cao was very relieved about Xun Yu. If Xun Yu failed to stop him, Cao Cao felt that even if he went back, it might not be useful, so he might as well stay here and wait for the outcome of the matter.

"Lord..." Cheng Yu opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but saw Guo Jia opposite him shaking his head to welcome the emperor. People felt that Cao Cao was becoming more and more arrogant and did not take the emperor into consideration. Who would have thought about Cao Cao?
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