Chapter 4 Gambling Contract
Prime Minister's Mansion, in the gazebo in the back garden.
Cao Zhi was leaning on the stone bench, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand and looking at it, looking leisurely and comfortable.
Cao Pi stood in front of the fence, frowning, and from time to time he sprinkled bait into the water, causing the fish in the pond to compete for food.
"Do you think that Liu Xie seems to be different today than before?"
After a long time, Cao Pi asked out loud.
Cao Zhi lazily flipped through the scroll, shook his head and said, "Oh, big brother, don't be suspicious!" Even if he is a little cautious, is it possible to escape from Xuchang? β
Cao Pi poured all the bait in his hand into the pond, turned around and glared at Cao Zhi, and said angrily: "My father is fighting outside and handed over the rear to us, so Liu Xie's every move must be under our control. β
Cao Zhi didn't think about it, and said, "Isn't there Xun Lingjun?" With Xun Lingjun here, what are you worried about, big brother? β
Cao Pi sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, a hint of discoloration flashed in his eyes, and said, "Liu Xie left Xun Lingjun ...... before."
"Big brother be cautious!"
Cao Zhi put down the scroll in his hand, looked at Cao Pi and said: "Father has a lot of trust in Xun Lingjun, otherwise he would not let Xun Lingjun stay in the center, if this kind of words are spread, what will others think of my father?" β
Although Cao Zhi is young, he is full of poetry and books, and his perspective on problems is obviously different from Cao Pi!
Cao Pi wanted to be in charge of the rear alone, after all, he was always at ease when he handed over such an important position as Xu Du to Xun Yu.
Cao Zhi and his opinion are just the opposite, he believes that as long as Xun Yu is in the rear, he will be as stable as Mount Tai.
Cao Pi frowned, raised his head and drank the tea in the cup, and did not speak again.
Seeing this, Cao Zhi smiled and said: "Big brother doesn't have to mind, the military power of this Xu Du is in the hands of the eldest brother, even if there is a real change, they don't have soldiers in their hands, what waves can they make?" β
Cao Pi thought about it, it seemed that this was really the case, and his heart suddenly felt a lot more comfortable.
At this time, a servant came in and reported: "Eldest prince, Liu Jin, who is beside Your Majesty, asks to see you, saying that he is here to pass on His Majesty's message!" β
Cao Pi and Cao Zhi glanced at each other, with a trace of stunned in their eyes, usually Liu Xie couldn't hide from his Cao family, but today he took the initiative to come to the door? !
"Bring someone in!"
Cao Pi squinted his eyes, eager to see what tricks Liu Xie wanted to play.
"Whoa!"
Jiapu left in response, and after a short time, he led the trembling Liu Jin to the backyard.
When he saw Cao Pi, Liu Jin's legs were weak, and he knelt on the ground and saluted Cao Pi.
He was originally the attendant of the Son of Heaven, representing the Son of Heaven, the Cao family was just a courtier, and he should not have knelt, but because of the power of the Cao family, he could only bow down, otherwise, if Cao Pi wanted to kill him, at most it would be a matter of waving his hand!
Cao Pi looked down on Liu Xie from the bottom of his heart, and even regarded the world as his Cao family for a long time, so he gladly accepted such a salute.
It's just that he didn't let Liu Jin get up, just glanced at him lightly, played with the teacup and said, "Verbal?!" β
The voice was neither light nor heavy, as if he was asking, and it was like questioning.
Liu Jin's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, but when he thought of what His Majesty had explained, he had to bite the bullet and whispered: "Your Majesty has told the eldest prince to give him an army......"
Clang!!!
The cold light flashed, and the sword on Cao Pi's waist was instantly unsheathed.
The long sword was pressed against Liu Jin's neck, Cao Pi's face was gloomy, his eyes flashed with a chill, and he squinted: "Say it again? β
Liu Jin exclaimed, his body was already shaking, but he could only bite the bullet and continue: "Your Majesty said that he listened to the second son's "White Horse Chapter" today, and was deeply touched, and he also wants to train the army and kill thieves for the country!" β
"Oh?"
Cao Pi sneered: "Then how many soldiers and horses does he want?" β
"Hundred...... Person! Moreover, these 100 people were recruited by His Majesty himself in the market and practiced by himself! β
Liu Jin trembled and said: "Your Majesty also said that if the eldest prince is not satisfied, he can personally lead a thousand elite soldiers to fight against him in a month, and he will definitely kill the eldest prince's elite soldiers to the point of losing their armor!" β
When Cao Pi heard Liu Jin say the word "hundred", his face suddenly turned cold, and he thought that Liu Xie wanted an army of one million, but he didn't expect that there would only be a hundred.
Moreover, they are still pawns of peddlers who have been selected by the market and have not undergone any training!
Such a hundred people, after a month of training, want to defeat the thousands of elite soldiers in his hands who have experienced a hundred battles?
It's a dream!
"Kind of interesting, hahaha......"
Cao Pi licked the corners of his mouth, and said with a hideous face: "Liu Xie, you are provoking!" Since you want to play, then Ben Gongzi will play with you......"
He put away the long sword, kicked Liu Jin out, slammed it five zhang away, and then continued: "Go back and tell Liu Xie that I will allow him to recruit 100 soldiers, and a month later, this son personally led a large army to fight with him, and saw him kill me like this!" β
"Yes, yes......" Liu Jin turned around and crawled out of the hospital.
Cao Zhi, who had not spoken, frowned slightly at this time: "Big brother, I don't think you should agree to this." β
Cao Pi put the long sword into the sheath and snorted coldly: "It's just a hundred people, he wants to play, then I'll play with him...... Besides, this Xu Du, some people are already dissatisfied with their father, so I should always let them know that this Xu Du is the Xu Du of whose family! β
Cao Zhi still felt that something was wrong.
First, if you despise the imperial authority too much, I am afraid that you will be impeached by the people of the world.
Secondly, if the emperor really had other thoughts, these 100 people would be enough to stir up the waves......
It's a pity that Cao Pi didn't care at all about Cao Zhi's admonition.
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Liu Jin left the Prime Minister's Mansion and leaned on the lion at the gate.
His legs trembled like a horse fluttering in the wind, and his black pants were already wet, but because of the color, it was not obvious.
Glancing up at the sun in the sky, the dazzling sunlight fell in his eyes, but he did not look away, but his eyes widened, allowing the dazzling sunlight to rage in his eyes.
It was at this moment that he felt that he was still alive and did not become Cao Pi's ghost......
When he received Liu Xie's will again, he was ready to die.
Although Liu Xie said that he would not die, he didn't believe it at all.
Even so, he didn't beg for mercy, but still came, because he grew up with Liu Xie, although he was a master and servant, he was like a relative!
And in Liu Xie's hands, he is the only one available.
If he doesn't come, who can come?
Now he found out that Liu Xie was not lying, he was really alive.
This discovery made Liu Jin happy and understood that His Majesty was not letting himself die, but was truly confident.
He roared, rolled over his horse, whipped it on the horse's buttocks, and the horse neighed, and then hunched him and galloped away towards Miyagi.
As soon as the incense was burned, Liu Jin returned to the palace and hurried to the Changxin Palace.
"Your Majesty......"
Far away, Liu Jin exclaimed with joy, like a child who had done good deeds and wanted to be rewarded.
Liu Xie was pacing back and forth in the Changxin Hall waiting for news, and when he heard the voice, he hurriedly greeted him and hurriedly asked, "How is it?" β
Liu Jin knelt down and said: "Everything is as Your Majesty expected, the eldest prince agreed!" β
βYESοΌοΌοΌβ
Liu Xie clenched his fists and jumped high, Xun Yu gave him two days, and he did it in a few hours!
Well, the first step of the plan is a complete success!
"Your Majesty, why are you so happy!"
Just then, a gentle voice came from outside the door.