In Cao Cao's eyes, the ministers around Liu Xie, except for Dong Cheng and Wang Yue, who are a little capable, are all waste. Yes, waste. There was no threat to Cao Cao at all. Fortunately, they are all waste, Cao Cao has never done anything to them, and they can live until this time. In the past, his ability was relatively prominent, and his style was relatively high-profile, and Cao Cao was very decisive and ruthless.

"Waste? You really have a point. Liu Xie didn't seem to have much resistance to Cao Cao's wording, but in fact, compared to Cao Cao's subordinates, the ministers loyal to him were a little wasted.

Cao Cao didn't expect the Liu Association to say the words of agreement so directly. Cao Cao looked at it, and he found that Liu Xie was very different from before, and it seemed that there was a great difference in his mental outlook.

"I haven't seen you for many days, and Your Majesty is much more energetic than before." Cao Cao said with a smile.

Liu Xie also smiled and said, "The prime minister has a good reputation. Compared to the prime minister, I still have a lot to learn. ”

Modesty is modesty, but Liu Xie has no inferiority complex at all. Over the years, Liu Xie has greatly improved his martial arts, and his strength has become a lot stronger. With a strong ability to protect himself, Liu Xie has the confidence to speak.

"Your Majesty is growing rapidly, and Lone is very happy. It's a pity that there is not much time left for His Majesty to continue studying. That brother of yours is already leading hundreds of thousands of troops to destroy me. Cao Cao said regretfully.

Liu Xie's expression became very solemn, so many soldiers and horses were killed, and it could be seen from Cao Cao's face that he didn't have much confidence to stop it.

"What does the prime minister mean is that you can't stop the imperial brother's attack this time?" Liu Xie asked in a deep voice.

Cao Cao didn't have anything to hide, and said directly: "Jiangdong Sun Ce was scared by Bo Xuan. The turtle cowered in a corner, not daring to come out at all. Therefore, Gu is now isolated and helpless, resisting Bo Xuan's hundreds of thousands of troops with the power of Yuzhou. To be honest, Lone didn't have any faith to stop him this time. ”

"Haha! I didn't expect Prime Minister Cao Cheng, who was in the world to be in the world, to admit his cowardice one day. Liu Xie seemed to be very happy to see Cao Cao's predicament.

"Your Majesty, are you very happy?" Cao Cao squinted at Liu Xie, and was very dissatisfied with Liu Xie's attitude.

"That's the case, what else am I going to do? From the day I left Luoyang, I knew that sooner or later, the imperial brother's army would be killed, or I would lead the army to Luoyang. I didn't expect Cangtian to choose the imperial brother. This is my fate, and there is no way to change it. Liu Xie seemed to have accepted his fate.

Cao Cao asked softly, "Your Majesty, do you regret it?" ”

At this point, Cao Cao really wanted to know if Liu Xie regretted it a little, regretted leaving Luoyang to come to him and becoming a puppet.

"Regrets? Less. In Luoyang, I don't know if the imperial brother really wants to help me. But what I do know is that there is nothing in the world for nothing. Even if the imperial brother really wants to assist me, will his subordinates? Would his subordinates be willing to watch the royal brother with royal blood fight for me all the time? Even if the royal brother is willing, what about his descendants? I have seen the blood of the royal family since I was very young. The royal brother also pretended to be dumb for many years. We brothers know this kind of secrecy in our hearts. Maybe this time, after Yuzhou was breached, there was no way to save my life. Liu Xie said very frankly.

Cao Cao was silent, he was not a royal person, but his grandfather was a great eunuch and knew the secrets of the royal family. Cao Cao was able to know some secret things inside the royal family that outsiders did not know. Cao Cao was very sympathetic to Liu Xie's feelings.

In fact, people like Liu Xie, if they weren't born in the royal family, might be better off than they are now. But there are no ifs in life.

"Prime Minister, I've always known that you don't really pose much of a threat to me. All you want to do is fulfill your ambitions. At this time, frankly, it is clear that you have chosen me as the representative of your ambitions. The royal brother is strong and strong, and I and you have no way to fight against him. I really don't have a chance to live this time. I want to make a deal with the prime minister, I wonder if the prime minister is interested? Liu Xie stared at Cao Cao's eyes.

"Deal? What deal can Your Majesty and Gu make? It's really unthinkable. Cao Cao knew what Liu Xie wanted to do, but he chose to play stupid.

Liu Xie said directly: "If the world can guess the person I think in my heart, there is no one else except the prime minister." The Prime Minister has reached this point and is still maintaining my authority. I am very grateful. But I also understand the seriousness of the matter. I hope that the Prime Minister can promise me one thing and protect my family. I have only one last request. ”

Cao Cao sighed in his heart, what Liu Xie meant, didn't he know everything clearly, didn't he just hope that Cao Cao could use Liu Xie's life to exchange Liu Yu's safety for Liu Xie's children. But Cao Cao has no way to do this. The reason is that Cao Cao himself has no way to protect his family, let alone protect Liu Xie's children.

"Your Majesty, I will protect the prince and princess well. But it has not reached the last step, please don't think about it, and fight until the last moment. Cao Cao gave Liu Xie a preventive shot to prevent Liu Xie from making any rash moves.

"I know that I will be waiting for the Prime Minister's return in Shouchun, and the Prime Minister will not have to worry about other people causing trouble for the Prime Minister. Wang Yue has been sent out by me, and those ministers and prime ministers can rest assured. "Liu Xie said it clearly enough, Cao Cao didn't have to worry that the ministers in Shouchun would cause chaos to Cao Cao, Liu Xie had already sent people to warn and monitor them.

Being able to do this proves that Liu Xie and Cao Cao are of the same mind.

For this, Cao Cao is very grateful, Liu Xie has reduced Cao Cao's troubles a lot, so that he can deal with Liu Jun with peace of mind without any scruples.

"Your Majesty, Lone has retired. Please also ask Your Majesty to remain vigilant, especially those close to you. Before Cao Cao left, he didn't forget to tell Liu Xie.

Liu Xie understood Cao Cao's painstaking efforts and nodded lightly.

Cao Cao turned around and left, he still had a lot of things to do, and he came here today, just to stabilize the military spirit of Shouchun City. At this moment, Liu Xie spontaneously stabilized Shouchun City, and Cao Cao could worry a little less. also knew that he didn't have to worry about it, Cao Cao didn't dare to put the stability of the entire Shouchun City in Liu Xie's hands.

Outside the palace, the fully equipped soldiers of the Cao army were already waiting for Cao Cao.

On the side outside the palace, there were many ministers in official uniforms kneeling on the ground, escorted by fierce Cao soldiers, with a bright steel knife across their necks. No more, no less, exactly ten people. It represents the ten family forces in Shouchun City.

These ministers were all unstable elements in Shouchun City, and when there was a change on the Jiangdong side, these ministers immediately took action and secretly sent a signal of goodwill to Liu Yu's side. It's a pity that they thought they were doing something clean and secretive, but Cao Cao looked at them all, waiting to find a good opportunity to take them all.

And Liu Xie summoned all the ministers this time, which was the best time for Cao Cao to take out his knife.

These ministers were trembling, they all knew that their affairs had happened, and Cao Cao was going to do something to them. At this moment, their lives may be over when Cao Cao appears.

Remorse has spread in the hearts of these ten ministers.

Cao Cao held his accessories in his hand and slowly walked out of the palace, appearing in front of Cao Jun outside the palace.

"I've seen my father (lord)!" Xu Chu and Cao Ang led all the Cao troops to give Cao Cao a half-kneeling salute.

"Get up." Cao Cao looked around, his tone very flat.

Xu Chu and Cao Ang led all the Cao soldiers to stand up, one by one in good spirits.

Cao Cao was very satisfied with his soldiers' mental outlook, and with such momentum, he could wrestle with Liu Jun.

Cao Ang came to Cao Cao and arched his hand and said: "Father, all the ten traitors who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country have been taken, please send my father!" ”

"Good!" Cao Cao just said a word, and then came to the ten ministers kneeling on the ground, and said lightly: "Do you think you don't know what you do?" What else do you have to say? ”

The ten ministers who knelt on the ground turned pale one by one, and what they were doing was very clear in their hearts, and the end was death.

A minister pleaded: "Prime Minister, what the criminal minister does is borne by the criminal minister, and please let the criminal minister's family go." ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, but this lone can't agree." ”

In fact, before he spoke, the minister already knew that this was the result, but he still had the last glimmer of hope. Now that hope is dashed, the minister is a little lifeless.

A minister angrily wanted to stand up forcibly, but the soldiers of the Cao army were willing to give him a chance and held him down.

Cao Cao said lightly: "Let him stand up!" ”

A minister of Wen Ruo, Cao Cao is still not in his eyes, and he cannot pose any threat to him.

With Cao Cao's order, the soldiers of the Cao army no longer embarrassed this minister.

The minister stood up, pointed at Cao Cao and scolded: "Cao Cao, you have done everything too well. You want to die, that's your business. Do you want to kill us all? Don't you give us a way to live? ”

"Alive? Do you still want to live? Are you kidding Lone? Cao Cao seemed to hear the most ridiculous thing in the world, and said sarcastically: "Tell me, since you arrived in Shouchun, what is there to be sorry for you." Give you money and food, and give you houses, and give you a rich life. The lonely soldiers are tight on food and clothing every day, and their lives are not as good as yours. At this point, you still say that Lone has not given you a way to live. It's ridiculous. Lone originally thought that you would have something righteous to say, but I didn't expect it to be like this. You don't want to waste your time. Come on, send them on their way! ”

"Cao Mengde, it's not a disaster for your family, how can you be like this?!" The minister's emotions that pointed at Cao Cao and scolded him were out of control.

Emotional out-of-control is out of control, but there is no way to threaten Cao Cao. When Cao Jun soldiers eat dry rice? The soldiers of the Cao army came directly to the minister's knee, and the minister knelt down.

"If you do something rebellious, you know that after being discovered, this will happen. Why are you still stunned, send them on their way! Cao Cao looked down at this minister who dared to speak, compared to other ministers who were trembling and pale, this minister was a little bloody, but unfortunately it was used in the wrong place.

Cao soldiers held steel knives and slashed directly at the necks of these rebellious ministers, and bursts of blood splattered sounded. Ten rebellious ministers, no less than one, all fell to the ground, twitching like dead dogs. No matter how high their positions were before, how good their backgrounds were, and how well they enjoyed the treatment that civilians did not have, at this moment, they were inferior to any law-abiding civilians. The sharpness of the steel knife will not harm your flesh just because you are of noble birth.

It didn't take long for these rebellious ministers to cool down.

Cao Cao had no pity at all. Since these ministers have chosen to betray, this is their fate. What Cao Cao needs is stability, and only when Yuzhou is stabilized can he be able to fight Liu Jun wholeheartedly.

"Hang their bodies at the gates of the city, and they shall not be put down without the command of Lone." Cao Cao planned to kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys, and intimidate those in Shouchun City who had the same intentions.

Xu Chu arched his hand and said, "The last general will take the order." ”

With a wave of Xu Chu's hand, the soldiers dragged down the ten rebellious ministers who had been cool, and their destination was the Shouchun City Gate.

"Take all the people of these ten people into custody, and kill the guilty directly. You can't let one go. All the family property was confiscated for military use. Cao Cao did not forget the property of these people.

Cao Jun needed a lot of money and food, and it was best to use the property of these rebellious ministers.

Cao Cao turned on his horse and left the palace with all the Cao troops.

On the ground outside the palace, only a pool of blood remained, revealing to the others what had just happened.

In the palace, a guard told Liu Xie about the affairs outside the palace with a pale face. In the hearts of the guards, the ten ministers who were killed, all of them were masters, were actually killed in public, dragged away like dead dogs, and finally hung at the city gate to show the public, this shock was too great.

Liu Xie listened to the guard's account expressionlessly, and then waved his hand to let him leave.

"Prime Minister, you can do it. I will support you. At such a critical moment, we must be united! Liu Xie has no opinion on Cao Cao's approach.

This is how the rebels should end.

Liu Xie silently turned around and walked to his bedroom, where there was his wife and two children, perhaps in this world, only they were the most sincere to Liu Xie.