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In the rain overnight, in the falling flowers, ten thousand points of residual red turned in the sky, Liu Xieku sat in the Yongning Palace, looking at the courtyard in a daze, completely ignoring Wu Shuo's existence on the other side. Wu Shuo was crouching in front of the throne, introducing the situation outside the palace one by one, while secretly observing Liu Xie's complexion.

Pinching his fingers, the last time Wu Shuo faced the saint was before the outbreak of the edict, at that time, Liu Xiezheng conspired with Dong Cheng and others to flee to Liu Biao, although he was compromised to Cao Cao on the surface, it was difficult to hide his heroic spirit between his eyebrows. Unexpectedly, in just over a year, the once high-spirited Son of Heaven has become the withered appearance in front of him.

Is it more difficult for the husband to mourn than to die in his heart, so difficult that the Son of Heaven is really dead?

Seeing that he was impassionedly talking all the way from the Battle of Chibi to the flooding of Dangyang, but Liu Xie on the opposite side was still indifferent, Wu Shuo couldn't help but secretly beat the drum in his heart. However, just when he thought that the Liu Association had been so silent, the latter said coldly, "Wu Qing, you said that Jingzhou and Yangzhou, where are they livable?" ”

"Majesty?" Surprised, Wu Shuo subconsciously raised his head and happened to meet Liu Xie's eyes that were so dark that they were empty. Then he suddenly realized that his actions were more and more arrogant, so he quickly lowered his head again.

Looking at Wu Shuo's helpless appearance, the young Han Tianzi laughed playfully, "Cao Zixiu sent Qing into the palace, but he had to barter and exchange me for his old father?" ”

Liu Xie's chuckle sounded harsh to Wu Shuo, like a sharp blade. A knife pierced the fig leaf that covered his face. Yes, whether it is to exchange Liu Xie for Cao Cao, or to ask Cai Ji to send troops to rescue Cao Cao in the name of the Son of Heaven. In essence, Liu Xie, who was the Son of Heaven, was used as a commodity to trade with the princes. At this moment, Wu Shuo, who felt deeply embarrassed, slammed his forehead on the floor and blamed himself bitterly, "The incompetence of the ministers has made Your Majesty humiliated!" ”

But the young genius in front of him had already accepted his implementation as a puppet. With the sound of clothes and fabrics, Liu Xie happily got up and dropped a sentence and said, "If you go to reply to Cao Zixiu, just say that I will listen to you." ”

Liu Xie's broken and broken attitude made Wu Shuo no longer care about the courtesy of the monarch and the Cao family, so he saw him hugging Liu Xie's thigh. He roared sharply, "Your Majesty, don't give up on yourself!" Now Cao Mengde is trapped in Jingzhou, which is just an opportunity for His Majesty to get out of trouble. ”

Liu Xie glanced at Wu Shuo. Snorted coldly, "Get out of trouble? Who in the world can save me from trouble? Huh? ”

"Cai Anzhen! Qi Hou Cai Anzhen will definitely be able to save His Majesty from trouble! Wu Shuo raised his head and looked directly into Liu Xie's eyes.

"Cai Anzhen?" Liu Xie's body trembled slightly, and his right hand subconsciously touched a piece of jade pendant worn on his waist. The last time Liu Xie thought of this jade pendant was when he issued the edict of the clothes belt. That time, he didn't use this piece of jade to summon the owner of the jade, and afterwards, the owner of this piece of jade did not come to save him from the sea of suffering. Come to think of it. Liu Xie smiled self-deprecatingly again. "Good! Qingzhou is also a place of outstanding people. ”

With Liu Xie's mocking smile, Wu Shuo still didn't let go, "Your Majesty! Cai Anzhen is by no means an ordinary prince! ”

"Anything but an ordinary prince?" Liu Xie clutched the jade pendant on his waist and laughed loudly, "If Cai Anzhen is really a loyal minister of the Han family, how can he turn a blind eye to the edict of the cloth belt!" ”

Hearing that Liu Xie was angry about Cai Ji's performance in the edict incident, Wu Shuo suddenly had a plan. I saw him tugging on Liu Xie's trouser leg and asking one after another, "When His Majesty conspired with Dong Cheng, did he communicate with Qi Hou?" His Majesty's book is written with an edict. Could it have been sent to Qi Hou? ”

In fact, Mo said Cai Ji, Liu Xie didn't even include Wu Shuo in the core when planning the edict with Dong Cheng and others. Because Liu Xie always felt that Wu Shuo and Cai Ji had too close a relationship with Cao Ang in the bottom of his heart. He didn't want to let the two of them intervene and ruin his escape plan. If it weren't for this, it would be impossible for Wu Shuo to stand in front of Liu Xie alive at this time. And at this moment, in the face of Wu Shuo's continuous questioning, Liu Xie couldn't help but turn his head and defend softly, "Cai Ji and Cao Cao have an alliance of marriage, and I am afraid that he will leak the news. ”

Wu Shuo knew that Liu Xie was suspicious of not only Cai Ji but also himself, otherwise Liu Xie and Dong Cheng would not have secretly escaped from Xu Capital without him. But even though he knew that he was suspected by the Son of Heaven, Wu Shuo still said to Liu Xiejin in line with the loyalty of his courtiers, "It is His Majesty's will for the Marquis of Qi to marry Cao Cao, how can His Majesty question the Marquis of Qi because of this?" ”

After Liu Xie was robbed by Wu Shuo, his originally pale cheeks suddenly turned red, "Just ...... Even so, I was imprisoned in Xudu by Cao's father and son, why didn't Cai Ji send troops to rescue him? ”

"After the edict of the clothes belt, His Majesty was trapped in Xu Du, and all around were Cao's henchmen, if the Marquis of Qi took advantage of the situation to raise troops to attack Cao, wouldn't it be to the extent that His Majesty's life was disregarded?" Wu Shuo asked with a long sigh.

Liu Xie opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but found that he couldn't even say a word of refutation for a while. Because as Wu Shuo said, his Liu Xie's life was held by Cao Cao from the beginning, and the princes raised troops to attack Cao Cao at this stall not so much to save the driver, but to urge his life. After thinking about these reasons, most of the anger in Liu Xie's heart dissipated. I saw him turn around and help Wu Shuo up, choked up and apologized, "It's me who has failed Qing!" ”

Wu Shuo also had a sour nose, hugged Liu Xie's arm and burst into tears, "It's the incompetence of the ministers, the incompetence of the ministers!" “

After the two of them hugged their heads and cried, Liu Xie recalled the scene when Cai Ji faced the saint in the Yuntai Hall in the past. At that time, Cai Ji had repeatedly warned him that for the sake of the Han Dynasty, he should be cautious in his words and deeds in the deep palace. But after that, Liu Xie never took Cai Ji's words to heart. In addition, Cai Ji was deferential to Cao Cao after Cao Cai's alliance, so much so that Liu Xie was a little suspicious that the female prince who had sworn allegiance to him had decided to be a good daughter-in-law of the Cao family. However, in retrospect, if he Liu Xie could follow Cai Ji's admonition and act cautiously back then, he would have been dormant until Cao Cao's southern expedition failed, and then he would cooperate with Wu Shuo and others to issue an edict calling on the princes of the world to be king. At that moment, it will not be him Liu Xie who is in prison, but the father and son of the Cao family who were angry that day. As for Concubine Dong and his unborn prince, they would not have died so unexplained.

That's it. Liu Xie decisively wiped his eyes and took off the jade pendant that Cai Ji had offered back then from his waist," Cai Anzhen once said. No matter where he is, as long as he sees this jade, he will definitely come to the rescue. ”

Wu Shuo hurriedly stretched out his hands and carefully took the jade pendant, and bowed solemnly at Liu Xie, "The minister will live up to His Majesty's trust!" ”

At this moment, Liu Bei, who was far away in Jingzhou, did not know that Liu Xie, who was in Xudu, had bypassed him, the imperial uncle. turned to Cai Ji, who was sitting in Qingzhou, for help. At this moment, he was so angry that he jumped to his feet and scolded by Zhou Yu and Sun Ceheng - "Despicable and obscene!" It is lonely when the sun is flooded! The soldiers surrounded Cao Cao alone! What is Sun Ce'er's face to ask Cao Ang for the Son of Heaven! Die to shame! ”

Seeing that the results of his lord's hard work were stolen by Sun Ce's voters, Liu Ying's civil and military forces, including Zhuge Liang, Mi Zhu, Chen Zhi and others, were also angry and helpless. In fact, long before the flooding of Dangyang, Zhuge Liang had drafted a letter, planning to send it to Xu Du to Cao Ang to exchange the Son of Heaven for Cao Cao after the matter was completed. But at the moment, Liu Bei's power is too weak. It is also located in a remote area far from the Central Plains, so that before Zhuge Liang's letter was sent out of Jingzhou, the report written by Zhou Yu in the name of Sun Ce had already spread in the streets and alleys of Xudu.

After overturning the case in front of him, Liu Bei finally vented most of the anger in his heart. Instead, he sat cross-legged in front of Zhuge Liang and asked. "Kong Ming, do you have a way to deal with it?"

Not only Liu Bei, but also Liu Ying, who was present, also cast their expectant glances at Zhuge Liang, obviously after a series of victories, the young Zhuge Liang seemed to have established his identity as the mastermind in Liu Bei's camp. At this moment, in the face of Liu Bei's eager question, Zhuge Liang also suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and then calmly analyzed, "Cao Ying's more resourceful people will definitely see through Zhou Yu's plan to carve insects." It was imperative that the lord force Cao Cao to hand over the Son of Heaven. ”

"Hand over the Son of Heaven? Cao Cao is in submission? Liu Bei frowned and hesitated. After all, in his impression, Cao Cao was a man who was both stubborn and tenacious. I think that Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses in Guandu have all attacked the inner city. Cao Cao was stunned until the reinforcements arrived. In the face of such a difficult opponent, Liu Bei really didn't dare to slack off.

"I won't give in. Just force it to comply! Zhuge Liang's young face floated with a layer of murderous aura.

Zhuge Liang's newborn calf's strength that was not afraid of tigers also aroused Liu Bei's blood, so he slapped his thigh and decisively said, "Okay!" Just force it to comply! ”

On this day, the rain finally stopped, but the sky was still dark, and the wind with moisture always carried a wet and sticky feeling. When the first banner of the word "Cao" in Yangcheng was listlessly drooping on the flagpole, several Cao soldiers under the flagpole were sitting shoulder to shoulder in a row, wiping the bowstring that was soft due to moisture. Due to the high and steep walls of Dangyang City, Liu Bei's warships could not land as lightly as they did when attacking Changbanpo. As a result, the bow and arrow became the most important weapon for both the attacker and the defender. Of course, the Cao army in the city has a limited number of arrows, unlike Liu Bei's troops outside the city, who can constantly replenish weapons and soldiers. So as time goes by, Cao Jun will only fight less and less. The key to victory or defeat only lies in whether Cao Cao can get reinforcements before Liu Bei breaks through Dangyang City.

Suddenly, a mighty drum beat broke the rare calm on the battlefield. The well-trained archers of the Cao army at the head of the city, even under the cover of the female wall, lined up in a row with arrows and raised their bows to point directly at the Liu Beijun fighting ships attacking from the periphery of the city. However, the archers at the head of the city did not rush to shoot arrows to drive away the invading enemy, but waited like wolves lurking in the grass to gradually approach the enemy. This was due to the fact that Liu Beijun's warship was equipped with a crossbow with a powerful clockwork, which made Liu Beijun's bow far longer than that of Cao's army in the city. In order to achieve the best shooting effect without wasting a limited number of arrows, Cao's archers often had to take down several rounds of arrows before they could open their bows and counterattack. Fortunately, although the range of Liu Beijun's bow and crossbow is long, the accuracy is unsatisfactory. So far, Liu Beijun's rain of arrows has not caused too many casualties to Cao's army, except that the defenders on the head of the city can't raise their heads.

This time, however, the defenders at the head of the city did not wait for the sky to be full of arrows. After a while, I saw a leaf flat boat surrounded by a large number of fighting ships, carrying Guan Yu to the south gate of Dangyang City without fear. Faced with the sudden arrival of the killing god in front of the battle, a commotion suddenly sounded in the city.

Guan Yu stood with his hands in his hands, unmoved. It wasn't until he saw Cao Cao leading a group of civil and military officers to hurriedly walk up to the south gate tower that he shot an arrow in the direction where Cao Cao was. I only heard a whooshing arrow grazing Cao Cao's ear and shooting it on the pillar behind him, which frightened Xu Chu, Cao Hong and others to hurriedly surround Cao Cao in the middle. At this time, Guan Yu had already put away the strong bow in his hand, and turned to wave his hand to signal the whole army to retreat.

Seeing Guan Yu, who was speechless, turn around and leave, Cao Cao glanced back at the arrow inserted in the wall that was still trembling slightly, and saw that a white silk cloth was still tied to the arrow. Realizing that Guan Yu was here to deliver the letter, he took a deep breath and immediately ordered, "Take it and take a look." ”

After hearing the news, a small school hurriedly stepped forward and wanted to pull out the arrow, but he didn't want the arrow to pierce too deeply, so he tried twice and didn't pull it out. It wasn't until Xu Chu made a move that he pulled out the arrow and handed it to Cao Cao. Cao Cao took the arrow, glanced at the deformed arrow, and couldn't help but be secretly shocked, thinking that Guan Yu's arrow just now would have to have five stones. However, Cao Cao was still shocked and quietly untied the white silk on the arrow shaft on his face, and quickly swept the small words on the white silk.

"Prime Minister, Liu Bei wants to persuade him to surrender?" Yang Xiu on the side asked cautiously.

Cao Cao glanced at Yang Xiu meaningfully, then raised his head and looked around at the civil and military forces present, shook the white silk in his hand and said loudly, "Liu Bei wants to discuss with Gu about welcoming the Son of Heaven to the south. ”

Hearing that Liu Bei was willing to exchange the Son of Heaven for the lives of everyone in the city, many people present secretly breathed a sigh of relief. But no one dared to express their joy in public. Because everyone knows that the Son of Heaven is Cao Cao's coercion of the Son of Heaven to make the princes rely on, whether or not to let the Son of Heaven go is up to them, the courtiers have the final say. But not letting go of the Son of Heaven will inevitably mean that everyone will continue to be trapped in Dangyang, and even die in the end.

No one likes to die, especially if there is a chance of survival. So after a group of people and others exchanged glances, in the end, Liu Ye mustered up the courage to ask Cao Cao tentatively, "Prime Minister wants to talk to Liu Bei?" ”

"Talk! Of course we have to talk about it. Cao Cao crumpled the white silk in his hand, looked back at Liu Ye and Yang Xiu and ordered, "Ziyang and Dezu, you will send Liu Ying on behalf of the two of you." (The novel "Phoenix Wears the Remnant" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)