Man Zhong can conclude that in addition to Butu, there must be a person in a high position hidden in Xudu, and it was that person who sent the silk silk for Butu.

If Butu betrays the military intelligence, that person is Butu's connector, and the silk silk is the reward paid to Butu.

Of course, there is another possibility, that person deliberately smuggled the silk silk to Butu in order to plant a false accusation for Butu and muddy the waters, so as to divert the audience and escape from his pursuit.

Since Butu couldn't say or refused to tell the source of the silk, Manzhong could only follow the clue of the silk silk and investigate the hidden person behind it.

As soon as he gave the order, all the officials of the entire government office were dispatched to search the city of Xudu, hoping to find the same cloth.

As long as there is a carriage at home, it will not be spared.

In this way, these officials in the court have become the hardest hit areas, all of them are from the noble family, and there are many people with rich families, and now they are officials in the court, and it is still easy to buy a carriage.

For a time, there was a lot of noise in the entire Xudu City, with chickens flying and dogs jumping.

Those court officials who had an old relationship with Liu Bei before, such as Kong Rong, Han Song, Hua Xin and others, were even worse, and their families were all turned upside down, and they were three feet away from digging into the ground.

……

In the imperial study, all the civil and military ministers had angry faces and poured bitter water on Liu Xieda.

"Your Majesty, that full of favor is simply reckless, today sent people to rush into the minister's house, indiscriminately, wantonly search, there is no king's law.

The minister asks His Majesty to withdraw the edict and stop the full favor from doing this arrogant thing," Kong Rongqi trembled, and his beard trembled slightly.

If you are close to Liu Bei, there is nothing closer than Kong Rong.

At the beginning, Kong Rong's Beihai was besieged by the Yellow Turban Army, and he sent Tai Shici to ask Liu Bei who was stationed in the plain for help, and later Liu Bei took action to help him relieve the siege of Beihai, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Liu Bei has the grace to save his life.

This matter is known to everyone in the world, and the servants under Man's favor naturally focus on taking care of Kong Rong's mansion.

"Your Majesty, the minister has been humiliated, and I beg your majesty to be the master of the minister," another official cried: "When those officials rushed into the minister's mansion, the minister's wife was bathing, and the official broke into the door indiscriminately......

Minister...... The minister has no face to see people. ”

"The official is shameless, he went to the inner house to search, and the clothes of the female dependents in the family were searched all over, so what face did the ministers have to stand on the court?"

"That's right, the official also searched the minister's house, and he didn't care about the minister's daughter."

At this time, all the ministers were full of righteous indignation and condemned it.

Of course, they knew that the Son of Heaven had given an edict to Man Chong and asked Man Chong to investigate and work carefully, but the Son of Heaven lived in the deep palace, and probably didn't know that Man Chong would do such a ridiculous thing.

Now that the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are collectively petitioning, how can the Son of Heaven not take back the gift of the edict?

Liu Xie, who was on the throne, turned pale, stood up and took two steps back and forth, and said categorically: "Don't say it anymore."

At the beginning, the imperial court sent troops to raid Yuan Shu, originally to quell the rebellion and recapture the jade seal.

But there were people in Xu Du who harbored evil intentions and ate inside and out, which led to the leakage of the whereabouts of the Southern Expeditionary Army.

Now that the rebellion of Yuan Shu cannot be pacified, the jade seal cannot be recaptured, and I am ashamed of my ancestors. ”

The more Liu Xie spoke, the more excited he became, and the bead curtains on his crown of qi were trembling, for him, it was equally important to pacify the rebellion of Yuan Shu and recapture the jade seal, both of which threatened the foundation of Han rule.

Without the jade seal of the country, he is somewhat unworthy of the name of the emperor.

The main reason why the Southern Expeditionary Army failed and failed to recapture the jade seal was that the details leaked the whereabouts of the army in advance, resulting in the inability to sneak attack.

"If you don't catch that fine work and bring it to justice, I will not be able to sleep and eat," Liu Xie calmed down a little, and said with a long breath: "The edict invited by Cao Qing is written by me myself, and I have made up my mind, even if Xu Du is dug three feet into the ground, I must catch that fine work."

During this time, I was uneasy, but I believe that Cao Qing's move is really a public heart, and I hope that Zhu Qing will be happy. ”

There was silence in the imperial study, and all the ministers bowed their heads and remained silent.

The Son of Heaven has said so, although they are angry, what are they still shouting? It's all about the details.

At this time, Kong Rong suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought that even if Xizuo did not disclose the news of the Southern Expeditionary Army, it would be impossible for the Southern Expeditionary Army to quell the Yuan Shu Rebellion and recapture the Jade Seal?" ”

Kong Rong's words instantly found a breakthrough for everyone's anger.

Yes, everyone attributed the failure of the Southern Expeditionary Army to the fact that Xizuo leaked the news in advance, but if the news had not been leaked, would the only 3,000 Southern Expeditionary Army be able to break through Shouchun, annihilate Yuan Shu's army, and recapture the Jade Seal?

It's simply not possible.

"Kong Shaofu is reasonable," Han Song said beside him: "In the final analysis, there are still too few southern expeditionary troops sent by Cao Sikong, if you send troops in a dignified manner, how can you use a sneak attack?" ”

In the last battle of Runan, Han Song's remarks made him lose face, and at this time he repeated the old tune, but he wanted to get his face back.

The ministers suddenly thought that such embarrassing things happened in their own mansions, all because of their meticulous work.

However, if Cao Cao did not send an army to attack at the beginning, but led a large army in an upright manner, it would be useless if the news was not leaked, and then their daughters would not have to suffer such humiliation.

The more everyone thought about this logic, the more reasonable it became, and they pointed the finger of anger at Cao Cao's use of troops.

"The minister thought that what Han Cheng said was extremely true," At this time, Hua Xin also stood up and echoed: "Your Majesty will attribute the defeat of the Southern Expeditionary Army to the failure of Yuan Shu's rebellion and the recapture of the jade seal, which is the crime of being a single person, and this minister does not dare to agree."

It's just a matter of scabies, and Your Majesty shouldn't make a big fuss about this little thing.

If you want to quell the rebellion of Yuan Shu, you need to start the spring of next year, and Cao Sikong will personally lead a large army to conquer it before it can be successful.

I also ask Your Majesty to withdraw the edict and save a trace of face for our ministers. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Du Xi bowed down and said: "It is important to pay attention to the details, but the face of the Manchu Dynasty is equally important, and the minister asks His Majesty to withdraw the edict." ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

……

All the ministers bowed down, called asking for their lives, but they were actually forcing the palace.

Liu Xie was annoyed in his heart, how could there be a reason for the edict to be issued and taken back?

However, for the sake of his own interests, the Manchu ministers deliberately erased the harm caused by the meticulous work and forced him to withdraw the edict.

"There is Liu Qing in the Southern Expeditionary Army, and in the first battle of Runan, even if the news is leaked, Liu Qing is still capable of turning the tide and winning the battle.

If the details had not been leaked, Zhu Qing Anzhi that the southern expeditionary army could not pacify Yuan Shu and recapture the jade seal? ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were in an uproar.

"Liu Gong is very scheming, we admit this, but Your Majesty thinks that he can quell Yuan Shu's rebellion with 3,000 military horses, this is a bit incredible, Yuan Shu is also a general after the imperial court, not a person who does not know soldiers."

"Shouchun City has a high ditch and a deep ditch, even if the Southern Expeditionary Army can win the battle, if Yuan Shu retreats to the city and does not come out, the three thousand Southern Expeditionary Army An can break through the city?"

The ministers felt that the reason why the Son of Heaven exaggerated the combat strength of the Southern Expeditionary Army was to highlight the harm caused by the meticulous work, and refused to withdraw the edict.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but be excited.