Volume 2 Qingzhou Zhipeng Section 57 Cloud Terrace Saint
History of Xuzhou Thorn
Not only was Cai Ji shocked by Cao Cao's words, but Liu Xie on the throne was also at a loss, not knowing how to reply. However, Cao Cao himself did not care about the reaction of the monarchs and ministers in the court, but said his second advice to himself, "The minister will go to Liu Bei again to assassinate the history of Yuzhou." ”
This time, even Liu Bei, who had been shrinking in the queue and being silent, had to stand side by side with Cai Ji. Of course, Liu Bei had been mentioned by Cai Ji a few days ago, so he was a little prepared for Cao Cao's sudden appearance in the main hall. But the other ministers of civil and military affairs present were not as calm as he was.
A history of Xuzhou and a history of Yuzhou, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Cao Cao's arrangement is completely aimed at the alliance between Yuan Shu and Lu Bu. It is also said that at this moment, the two men and women in the palace are about to become pawns against Lu Buma. Regardless of the hatred of Liu Bei and Lu Bu to seize the state first, and then the grace of shooting halberds. As far as Cai Ji is concerned, Cao Cao's appointment is already quite intriguing. It must be known that Cai Ji is the Taishou of Donglai County, Qingzhou, and she does not have a city or place in Xuzhou, so she suddenly appointed her as the assassin of Xuzhou, making it clear that she wanted to provoke Donglai and Lu Bu to fight. In addition, Cai Ji is also from Yuan Shao's side. How would Yuan Shao react when he learned the news? Therefore, as soon as Cao Cao's words fell, whispers sounded again above the hall.
At the same time, after Liu Xie's initial surprise, he calmed down at this moment. In fact, he originally planned to retain Cai Ji's position as the Taishou of Donglai and add him as a scholar, so that he could use this name to transfer Cai Ji to Beijing in the future. Since Cao Cao had already used the same method before, transferring Xun Yu from Runan and Cao Ren from Guangyang to the Beijing Division to consolidate his power, Liu Xie felt that painting a scoop according to the gourd should also be successful. But who would have thought that Cao Cao would be the first to list Cai Ji as the "Xuzhou Thorn History". However, Liu Xie, who has been displaced since he was a child, also knows that his arms can't twist his thighs.
Therefore, the young son of heaven finally raised a smile and said to Cao Cao, "Cao Qing is reasonable. I was also thinking about how to reward the two Aiqing. Since Cao Qing mentioned the two Aiqing as assassins, then I will be allowed to play. ”
Cai Ji'er listened to Liu Xie's words and knew that the title of "Xuzhou Thorn History" was ironclad. Thinking of the many troubles that this appointment will bring after that, Cai Ji couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, Cao Cao's hand of "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes" made it really perfect. He used the prestige of the Han dynasty to promote the rank of the enemy's subordinates to divide the opposing faction, or to sow discord between various forces through the appointment of officials in disputed areas, so as to achieve the purpose of killing people with knives, driving away wolves and tigers, and killing three soldiers with two peaches. Admittedly, these tricks are old-fashioned, and even a bit blatant. But it is undeniable that in the chaotic era of the late Han Dynasty when the princes were vying for hegemony, in the face of the court's ill-intentioned rewards and appointments, eight out of ten princes would take the bait, and the other two princes would be dragged into the water by the surrounding princes even if they knew that this was a trap. And this is also an important reason why Cao Cao was able to eat all over the world with a trick after ushering in the Han Emperor.
Therefore, at this moment, Cai Ji and Liu Bei knew that Cao Cao had dug a big pit for them, but they had to jump down first with their eyes closed, and then go back to think about how to get out of the pit. No, as soon as the jade sound of the Son of Heaven in the palace fell, Cai Ji and Liu Bei, who were the parties concerned, knelt down and kowtowed, shouting in unison, "Xie Majesty." ”
As Cai Ji and Liu Bei bowed their heads and thanked them and returned to the queue, the pilgrimage ceremony quickly resumed its original process. With the shouting of the great line in charge of the guest ceremony, the officials of the palace princes and kings down to 600 stone began to congratulate the Son of Heaven in turn, and took their seats. On the one hand, Liu Xie accepted the congratulations of these ministers, and on the other hand, he increased the number of officials and gave wine. Although the so-called Zenglu is only a little symbolic, it represents the immensity of the emperor. What's more, Liu Xie still met with the bureaucrats present one by one, regardless of their ranks, which shows the depth of his intentions.
After the ministers sat down, the orchestra in front of the palace played in unison, and a team of palace ladies rushed in to serve wine and food to the ministers. Since the seats of the imperial banquet were sorted according to their ranks, Cai Ji and Liu Bei, who were the assassins, were arranged to sit at the same table with the Son of Heaven in the main hall. In other words, in terms of the current year, the dishes of this imperial banquet in front of him are not bad, and the ministers present are indeed hungry from tossing early in the morning to now. But he was set aside by Cao Cao before, but Cai Ji ate a little bit of food at this imperial banquet.
Of course, Cai Ji is preoccupied, which does not mean that the other civil and military officials above the hall are as absent-minded as her. In fact, as the first scene after the Han Emperor moved the capital to Xudu, this imperial banquet was quite lively. Kong Rong and others alone improvised poems in front of the Son of Heaven to celebrate the New Year. However, this qiē will not be expressed for the time being, only that after the end of the imperial banquet, Cai Ji was just about to leave the palace with Pang Tong and the hundred officials, when he saw a yellow door attendant running to report to him, "Cai envoy Jun is slow, His Majesty Xià summoned you to meet in Yuntai Palace." ”
Cai Ji'er heard that Liu Xie wanted to see him, so he had to turn around and ask Pang Tong to wait outside the palace, and at the same time bowed to the servant in the yellow gate, "I'm tired of Lord Lao to lead the way." ”
And the Huangmen attendant didn't say anything to Cai Jiduo, and directly led her towards Yuntai Palace. Cai Ji remembered that Cao Ang once told her that the palace in Xudu was built in imitation of the Luoyang Imperial Palace, like the hall where Liu Xie received hundreds of officials to hold a feast called the "Chongde Palace", which has always been a place for ministers to congratulate and discuss politics. At this moment, the "Yuntai Palace" where Liu Xie received her was also located in the South Palace, just like her location in Luoyang.
When Cai Ji entered the Yuntai Palace, Liu Xie, who had already changed into a regular uniform, was standing in the center of the hall with his hands in his hands, looking up at the picture scrolls hanging on the walls. However, except for Liu Xie, there was no one else around, so the entire hall seemed somewhat empty. So much so that Cai Ji couldn't help but secretly speculate that if the young man in front of him really wanted to do something, it would really be a matter of not being able to call the earth and the earth ineffective. Although judging from Liu Xie's actions in history, he does not seem to be the kind of emperor who does not know the importance of it. But history has changed, and there are some things that no one can tell.
However, compared to that, Cai Ji is more worried about whether the current "solitary saint" will be another trap set by Cao Cao. It should be known that according to historical records, after Cao Cao introduced the Han Emperor into Xu, he installed a large number of eyeliner in the palace to monitor the Son of Heaven. So much so that later, Liu Xie could only ask for help through guò clothes and edicts. Although at present, Cao Cao and Liu Xie should still be in the "honeymoon period", Liu Xie can still have the final say in this palace. But who dares to pack a ticket at this moment, there will be no "ears on the wall" in the Yuntai Palace.
In short, with a worried mood, Cai Ji kowtowed to Liu Xie with a cautious expression and said, "Minister Cai Ji knocks to see Your Majesty." ”
"This place is not a big hall, Cai Qing doesn't have to be polite." Liu Xie raised his hand with a smile and motioned for Cai Ji to get up, then looked up at the portrait in front of him and asked casually, "Does Cai Qing know the allusion to this Yuntai Palace?" ”
"Back to His Majesty, the Yuntai Hall was built by Emperor Ming to recall the twenty-eight heroes and generals who followed Emperor Guangwu to reminisce about the Han Dynasty." Cai Ji replied. At this time, she had also noticed that the portraits hanging in the hall were all old and yellowed, but on closer inspection, she could still see that they were paintings of military generals and civil servants. Thinking of the name of Daoyuntai again, if Cai Ji can't think of allusions to this place, then the books of her previous life will be in vain.
Cai Qing didn't say it, what hangs here is the portrait of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai. At the beginning, I was displaced all the way from Luoyang and lost a lot, but I was reluctant to lose these 28 portraits. Liu Xie said, turned to Cai Ji, who was bowing his head, and asked, "Cai Qing, do you know why I want to bring these twenty-eight portraits?" ”
"His Majesty is to imagine a prosperous Han like Emperor Guangwu." Cai Ji replied without raising his head. Seeing that Liu Xie's words were all about this, how could she not guess the other party's thoughts. However, thinking of the dilemma in history when Liu Xie was under the edict, Cai Ji can roughly judge that it is precisely because Liu Xieda did not pay attention to the anger of the king who was concealed at the beginning that this made the suspicious Cao Cao become wary.
However, Liu Xie, who was bent on recreating Guangwu Zhongxing, could manage so much. Hearing what Cai Ji said, Liu Xiedang stepped forward excitedly and grabbed Cai Ji and asked, "Then Cai Qing is willing to be my Yuntai general?" ”
"The minister is willing to be loyal to the Han," Cai Ji swore without hesitation.
"Okay, with Cai Qing's words, why am I afraid of Cao Cao's dictatorship," Liu Xie laughed excitedly.
However, just when Liu Xie was getting carried away, Cai Ji changed his tone and humbly reminded him, "Please pay attention to your words." ”
Liu Xie, who was originally full of ambition, couldn't help frowning and asked, "Cai Qing, ...... this?"
Cai Jike doesn't care if Liu Xiegao is unhappy. She only, this is the palace, not the Wu Mansion or the Yang Mansion. What you say in the Wu Mansion and Yang Mansion can be relied on, but what you say to the emperor in the palace must be counted. Therefore, after thinking about it in his heart, Cai Ji further said to Liu Xiejin, "Cao Sikong has meritorious service in saving the driver, and His Majesty should not criticize meritorious officials like this." ”
"Cai Qing is afraid of Cao Sikong?" Liu Xie asked rhetorically.
Seeing that the little emperor was not enlightened at all, and if he went around again, he was afraid that he would complain more, Cai Ji had to grit his teeth and say, "What the minister is afraid of is not Cao Sikong, but the safety of His Majesty." ”
Sure enough, hearing Cai Ji's worried safety, Liu Xie's face, which had already been shaded, was immediately covered with a trace of sadness. But I heard him sigh and say, "Cai Qing didn't say it." I just got out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth. ”
"Then His Majesty thinks that the minister is a wolf? Or a tiger? Cai Ji asked quietly and rhetorically.
"Why did Cai Qing say this?" Liu Xie said.
"Your Majesty, after the Duke of Zhou was afraid of the rumors, Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time. Xiang Xiang died at the beginning, and who knows the truth of his life. It is loyalty or treachery, and the words of others alone are not enough evidence. It is also necessary to measure the volume with your heart. Cai Ji earnestly persuaded Liu Xie. It is undeniable that Liu Xie is an ambitious and ambitious emperor. But he was too young to have the tenacity and stamina needed for an emperor. Therefore, in history, after Cao Cao destroyed Lu Bu, Liu Xie, who saw that the Cao clan was a little domineering, was busy and issued an edict without considering the situation at the time, and the result naturally ended in a fiasco. And imagine that if the same edict was placed in the battles of Guandu, Chibi, and Xiangyang, the effect would definitely be much better than after the Battle of Xiapi. However, as the so-called one son is all lost, the failure of the edict made Liu Xie lose the help of Dong Cheng and others, a queen and a concubine and two princes, and Liu Xie lost the dignity of the emperor. So much so that after that, Liu Xie never got any decent forces to help him. After all, it is difficult for an emperor who can't even keep his children to let the world's heroes come to take refuge. Therefore, Cai Ji didn't want Liu Xie to be in such a hurry to turn his face with Cao Cao as he was in history.
Although Liu Xie didn't know the future direction, Cai Ji's heartfelt words made him feel a lot. I saw Liu Xie nodding sincerely to Cai Ji and said, "Cai Qing's words are reasonable, I have been taught." ”
"Your Majesty is in the deep palace, for the sake of the Han River, please be cautious in your words and deeds." After Cai Ji solemnly reminded Liu Xie again, he took off a jade plaque from his waist and offered it, "However, if Your Majesty is really in trouble, as long as you see this jade pendant, no matter where the minister is, he will definitely come to the rescue." ”
Liu Xie took the jade pendant, carefully looked at the girl of the same age in front of him, and suddenly had an urge to leave it behind. However, before Liu Xie could put this idea into practice. Cai Ji had already lifted his robe, knelt in front of him and respectfully leaned over and knocked three times. Such a solemn scene made Liu Xie swallow the impulsive words that had just come to his lips. At this time, Cai Ji had already gotten up and exited the Yuntai Palace.
And just as Cai Ji hurriedly walked out of the palace gate and rounded with Pang Tong, in a pavilion not far from the Yuntai Palace, Cao Cao seemed to be recalling the poem that Cai Ji quoted to Liu Xie just now, "After the Duke of Zhou was afraid of the rumors, Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time. Xiang Xiang died at the beginning, and who knows the truth of his life. Interesting Wen Ruo, this Cai Anzhen is really an interesting woman. But I don't know how Liu Xie's little child will feel when he hears this. ”
"I think Cai Anzhen's words are more like saying to the lord." Xun Yu opened his mouth to remind. In other words, Xun Yu didn't mind Cao Cao calling Liu Xie a "child", because he was loyal to the Han Dynasty, not Liu Xie himself. As long as the Han can continue to exist, it doesn't matter whether Liu Xie is the emperor or not. After all, Liu Xie himself was originally supported by the traitor Dong Zhuo, and strictly speaking, his position is not right.
Cao Cao was naturally the same as Xun Yu, he valued the Han family rather than Liu Xie himself, so he then turned around and asked, "Oh? What Wen Ruo means is that Cai Anzhen knows that Lone is spying on the Son of Heaven? ”
"It should be." Xun Yu nodded.
Seeing that Xun Yu answered so surely, Cao Cao couldn't help but groan for a while, and said with emotion, "It's not a simple woman."
"The lord knows that it is not simple, and he still plans to let the tiger return to the mountain?" Xun Yu asked in a deep voice. For some reason,
"Put. Of course you have to put it. Even Liu Xuande has been released, so why not be afraid of adding another Cai Anzhen. Wen Ruo, the more lively the Central Plains is, the better. Cao Cao said this, a proud smile appeared on his face, "But before that, Gu has to try Cai Anzhen's ability again." Let's see if this Cai Envoy Jun really has the talent to manage Zhong and dare to ask Gu for Bao Zi's legacy"
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