Xu Du, the sleeping palace of the Son of Heaven.

Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty and Empress Fu sat in the forbidden palace opposite each other, and the surrounding area had changed from Cao Cao's henchmen to elite winged cavalry.

"Your Majesty, what happened, can we still be saved?" Empress Fu asked in a low voice with a frightened expression.

Emperor Han Xian also looked panicked, he listened to the shouting and killing sound from outside the hall, and then looked at the hussars standing like statues, shook his head with a bitter face and said, "I don't know if I can save myself." ”

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty asked the winged cavalry, and the soldiers were respectful and polite, but when Emperor Xian tried to walk out of the gate of the palace, he was stopped by two winged cavalry.

According to what Bai Xiaowen had taught in advance, the two winged cavalry saluted: "Gongzi is commanding the army to exterminate the henchmen of the Xu Du Cao clan. Your Majesty must not go out lightly, lest you be persecuted by thieves. ”

Emperor Han Xian asked, "Who is your son-in-law?"

The hussars replied: "The son of the great general, the son of Yuan Xi, the assassin of Youzhou." ”

After Emperor Han Xian heard this, his heart became even more depressed, and he turned back to sit down in front of the dragon bed in the dormitory, sighing incessantly.

After sitting for more than an hour (two hours), I suddenly heard a voice from outside the hall: "Childe has arrived!"

Then a slightly young voice reprimanded: "Silence, don't disturb Your Majesty." ”

"Yes. ”

The young man's voice sounded again: "Is Your Majesty going to bed?"

Hussars: "Not yet." ”

"Communicate with me, just say that Yuan Xi, the assassin of Youzhou, will meet Your Majesty and implore Your Majesty to summon you. ”

"Yes. ”

Emperor Han Xian heard it clearly, and without waiting for the word to be transmitted, he ordered one after another: "Xuan, quickly Xuan...... No, please invite Yuan Youzhou to come in. ”

Bai Xiaowen straightened his clothes (transfiguration), did enough etiquette, and waited until the guards represented by the hussars passed the word before bowing his head and entering the palace, kneeling on the ground and bowing, respectfully respecting the courtesy of pedestrians and ministers.

"Minister Yuan Xi knocked to see Your Majesty! The minister's rescue was late, causing His Majesty to be humiliated by the national thief, and the crime deserves death!"

Emperor Han Xian was a little relieved and said, "Qing doesn't have to be polite, get up and speak." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Bai Xiaowen got up, but his face was stained with tears, and his sleeves were wet: "My father is in Jizhou, I miss Your Majesty day and night, and I often hate not being able to enter Xudu, get rid of the national thieves, and wait for Your Majesty! If you know that the minister has fulfilled his long-cherished wish, he will definitely be happy." ”

Emperor Han Xian was a little surprised and said, "The general (referring to Yuan Shao) is really like this?"

Speaking of this, Emperor Han Xian's eyes showed hesitation and doubt, but he quickly relented.

Bai Xiaowen knew what Emperor Han Xian wanted to say.

At the beginning, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty led civil and military officials, who were forced by Li Dao and Guo Yan and other thieves, and smuggled across the Yellow River to Shanxi.

After Yuan Shao seized Jizhou and had a foundation, he persuaded Yuan Shao to welcome the Son of Heaven.

However, Yuan Shao did not do this for two reasons.

First, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty was canonized by Dong Zhuo, and when Liu Xie was established, Yuan Shao had clearly expressed his opposition.

Second, Yuan Shao's ambition was inflated and short-sighted - as the most powerful warlord at the time, he regarded the Son of Heaven as a burden and a stumbling block, and felt that the Han family had fallen and that the Son of Heaven was of little use.

As for Cao Cao's later welcome to the Son of Heaven, he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes and the Guanzhong region to be attached. Whether Yuan Shao regrets it or not is unknown.

Bai Xiaowen also knows that with the thin skin of this cheap father, even if he regrets it, he will never say it to outsiders.

"Your Majesty, my father looks forward to His Majesty's heart, but the sun and the moon can be revealed!"

Bai Xiaowen knew that empty words were useless, so he quickly changed the topic: "Recently, my father heard about the evil deeds of Cao Cao, the national thief, Xu Tian, who arrogantly crossed the border and killed the ministers, bullied the monarch, and slaughtered the concubines. Therefore, my father raised a volunteer army, and under the edict of His Majesty, he crusaded against Cao thieves. The minister was sent by his father to lead the army south and was lucky to break through Xudu. This is all dependent on His Majesty's blessings. ”

mentioned Xu Tian's arrogance and slaughter of the concubine, and the painful memories once again appeared in front of Emperor Han Xian's eyes.

[At that time, Dong Guifei was five months pregnant, crying and asking me to save her, save her...... As the Ninety-Five, I begged Cao Cao to spare the concubine a way out......!

[I can only see Concubine Dong die in front of me......]

Emperor Han Xian's eyes were red, and he asked in a low voice, "Aiqing, has the Cao thief been defeated?"

When Bai Xiaowen heard this, he suddenly woke up.

Cao Cao raised Emperor Han Xian as a pig, and the internal and external guards were all Cao henchmen, so of course he would not disclose major military information to him. Therefore, for the war between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Emperor Xian of Han only knew that the two warlords were at war, but he did not know the specific process at all.

This time, seeing that Yuan Shao's son actually led troops into Xudu, Emperor Han Xian did not know the situation for a while, thinking that Cao Cao had been defeated on all fronts.

Bai Xiaowen's mind moved slightly, and he considered the words and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the Cao thief has been exhausted, and his defeat will be between the ten months." ”

"Good, good!" Emperor Han Xian exhaled a vicious breath, "Cao thief deceived the king, I can't wait to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin!"

Bai Xiaowen immediately said: "Your Majesty, the plan to defeat Cao has not yet been completely successful. Now Cao Jun is still resisting in Guandu, and the heroes of the world are all watching from the wall. The minister suggested that His Majesty should issue an edict to order all the princes to cut down Cao and hasten the defeat of Cao thieves. ”

Emperor Han Xian hesitated and said, "Didn't you say that Cao Cao was exhausted......"

Bai Xiaowen hurriedly said: "Having said that, but Cao Cao is powerful, like a hundred-legged insect that dies but does not stiffen, if there is no heroes in the world to work together, I am afraid it will take a lot of work to destroy Cao." ”

Emperor Han Xian prevaricated: "In today's world, there are probably not many loyal ministers who are willing to serve the edict and beg the thief." ”

Bai Xiaowen said with a serious face: "Why is Your Majesty so pessimistic? Although the world is chaotic, the heroes of all walks of life still have their hearts set on the Han family, and this is the will of Heaven that is endless! If even Your Majesty wants to give up, won't it make the loyal ministers chill and the people with lofty ideals wither? The twenty-four generations of the first emperor have a spirit, and they will not want to see Your Majesty so negative. ”

Emperor Han Xian saw Bai Xiaowen's expression change, and his heart softened a little: "I...... If I issue an edict against the thief, can I guarantee that the thief will be destroyed?"

Bai Xiaowen raised his hand and swore: "If you can't destroy the Cao thief, I am willing to die under the sword!"

Emperor Han Xian hurriedly persuaded: "Qing doesn't have to swear this solemnly. I also have the heart to get rid of the thief for a long time, and I can't hate it. If he can kill the Cao thief, Qing will take the lead. ”

At that moment, the winged cavalry found pen and ink, and Emperor Han Xian personally wrote it, and an edict to ask for thieves was made with a wave.

Bai Xiaowen was "overjoyed" when he saw the book, and hurriedly ordered someone to copy many copies, all of which were covered with the jade seal of the Son of Heaven.

Subsequently, he sent envoys to Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yizhou, and Liangzhou to carry the edict of the thief, and ordered him to crusade against Cao Cao. And the edict written by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was sent to the Guandu camp together with Bai Xiaowen's family letter.

"With this edict, the general trend of the world to cut down Cao will be completed!"

In fact, Bai Xiaowen also knew that there were many princes from all walks of life waving their flags and shouting, but there were few who really raised troops to fight for thieves. However, this is the orthodox attitude from the Han family, which can push the Cao Cao group into the abyss of no return!

Not to mention anything else, it is impossible for the Guanzhong family gate valve to continue to support Cao Cao as before.

After Bai Xiaowen thanked the emperor, he did not leave, bowed down and bowed again:

"You can't stay long. Please move your majesty and move the capital to Yecheng!"