Chapter 256 Liu Ping offers advice
"Take it!" Cao Cao pointed to the full favor in front of him expressionlessly and said, "Leave it to Kong Shaofu and other ministers to dispose of on their own, and kill it." ”
is full of favor and hard work, but it makes people angry.
To appease the anger of the Manchu ministers and literati, the only way to push out the culprit is to push out the manchu favor.
"The lower official is guilty!"
Man Zhong bowed to Cao Cao and bowed deeply, with a lonely look on his face.
He knows that Cao Sikong is a result-only lord, and if you can make meritorious contributions to him, he can tolerate any mistakes you make.
But if you don't achieve anything, no matter how much hard work you have done before, it will be in vain, so you don't have too much distinction between full pets.
"The subordinate knows that he has sinned too much, so he has nothing else to say, so he begs Sikong to be gracious, let the subordinate see his wife and children, and then decide on his own."
Rather than let the Manchu ministers die in humiliation, it is better to commit suicide, and still retain a last dignity before dying.
Cao Cao waved his hand impatiently and agreed to his request.
Anyway, the Manchu Favored is dead, and the Manchu Dynasty ministers and literati should also be satisfied.
Two guards stepped forward and prepared to carry him out.
Manzhong didn't wait for the two of them to make a move, turned around on his own, and staggered away slightly......
"It's all gone!" Cao Cao felt panicked in his heart, and said weakly.
Although he won the full favor and was able to calm the anger of the scholars, the most fundamental problem was still not solved, and the spy was still at large and had not been caught.
All the civil and military officials looked at each other, and no one dared to touch Cao Cao's moldy head at this time, and they all bowed their heads and silently exited the lobby.
Seeing Cao Cao sitting there with a bad face, Cao Ang, Cao Hong and other relatives were worried, so they didn't leave.
"Big brother, it's easy to dispose of the full favor, but who will be the county magistrate of Xu County?" Cao Hong asked tentatively in a soft voice beside him.
This Xu County Decree is not an easy official position, according to the position, it is only an official of more than 500 stones, if it is placed in other places, it is still a parent official.
But this is in Xudu, the capital of the Han Dynasty, the Manchu Dynasty is full of high-ranking officials who are more than 2,000 stone and 1,000 stone, how do they put a small county order larger than 500 stone in their eyes.
Therefore, this position of county magistrate is like dancing on many eggs, and any one of them is broken, and it is possible to fall down and die.
"Who's in charge?"
Cao Cao supported his forehead with his arms, his fingers tightly pinched his temples, and repeated to himself with his eyes closed.
After a pause, he said slowly: "Let Ping'er temporarily act as the agent of this position." ”
Cao Hong and the others thought about it, and they all bowed slightly, feeling that Liu Ping was indeed the best choice.
First, this position is important, and it cannot be held by someone who is not trusted by the Cao family, and it is needless to say that Liu Ping is trusted.
Second, Liu Ping is the ninth secretary of the court, and he is very appreciated by the emperor, so he uses Liu Ping to suppress the ministers, and I am afraid that no one dares to say a word.
And Liu Ping topped the list in Xu Shaoyuedan's evaluation, and he was also very prestigious among scholars.
Imagine, if the search for the whole city was ordered by Liu Ping, I am afraid it would not provoke such a big rebellion among the ministers.
"Father-in-law, this ...... I'm afraid that my son-in-law is lacking in skills. ”
Liu Ping didn't expect that this Xu County order would fall on his head again.
He hasn't even counted how many official positions he has, this is the rhythm that will exhaust him to death.
Cao Cao didn't answer, and after a while, he opened his eyes and said, "My father knows that you have a heavy burden, but this position belongs to you, so if you work hard, you should share your father's worries." ”
Cao Cao's words were irrefutable, and he continued: "At the beginning of your tenure, your first task was to track down the spies.
However, at this time, Xu Du has already made a lot of noise, and people's hearts are panicking, and it is impossible to investigate with as much fanfare as before, and I have promised the Son of Heaven to change from a clear investigation to an unannounced visit, which has increased a lot of difficulty, and it is difficult for you.
Therefore, the Father does not set a deadline for you.
However, the war with Yuan Shao is imminent, and it is best to find out before the war with Yuan Shao.
Even if you can't...... If you can't, you can't......"
Cao Cao has already given the greatest tolerance.
It's just that after receiving a report, Yuan Shao's army has already been exhausted, and now the Cao army has also begun to assemble, and the war is about to break out.
Liu Bei and Yuan Shao have a very good relationship, don't you want to be with the movements of the Cao army, Yuan Shao can know everything about it?
In this way, before the battle, the first loss is ninety percent.
It's just that Manchu used so much manpower, and searched all over the city for more than a month without results, and it was unrealistic to want Liu Ping to use an unannounced visit to find out the spy as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao let out a long sigh.
"Father-in-law, it's actually not difficult to catch this spy," Liu Ping smiled indifferently.
"Isn't it difficult?"
Cao Cao's eyes widened suddenly, "What do you mean by this?" ”
For more than a month, this treacherous matter has made Cao Cao heart-wrenched, and he can't wait to turn Xu Ducheng over, Liu Ping actually said that it is not difficult, isn't this teasing him?
Immediately afterwards, Cao Cao stared, squinted at Liu Ping, and smiled: "Ping'er, do you have any good ideas?" ”
"The son-in-law only has four words, 'lead the snake out of the hole'."
"How?"
Cao Cao was suddenly interested, and his body leaned forward slightly, with an eager expression.
"Since that spy was sent by Liu Bei, why didn't my father-in-law rectify the army and horses, and report to the Son of Heaven, and personally lead a large army to conquer Liu Bei.
At that time, the spy will inevitably have to deliver news to Liu Bei, and we only need to set up an ambush outside the city and capture all the people who ride out of the city, and the spy will be inside,"
Liu Ping smiled indifferently.
Hearing his words, everyone froze in place, their pupils couldn't help but contract, and the empty lobby was unusually silent.
"Wonderful!"
With Cao Cao's loud shout, the silence was broken.
He slapped the table happily, stood up, rubbed his hands and walked back and forth, his body trembling slightly from excitement.
When Liu Ping said this method just now, Cao Cao almost didn't spurt out a mouthful of old blood.
This puzzle that has plagued him for more than a month, is the way to break the game so simple?
Just put out a fake message and let the spy take the bait.
In this era, there are very few people who can ride horses after all, and it is impossible to rely on two legs to deliver news from Xudu to Xuzhou, so they must ride horses.
And when the time comes, he only needs to arrest all the people who rode out of the city from Xudu, and the spy will naturally be among them.
"Haha, Ping'er is really my good son-in-law, in a word, all the worries in my heart are gone!"
Cao Cao's tightly knit brows finally relaxed, laughed and patted Liu Ping's shoulder, and said approvingly: "If this matter is handed over to you to do earlier, why is Xu Du like this?" ”
He is now more and more satisfied with this son-in-law, and he is even ingenious in catching spies.
"Pass the order, straighten out the soldiers and horses, tomorrow I will enter the palace, give tomorrow, and prepare to conquer Xuzhou.
The idea was Ping'er who came up with it, and Ping'er was responsible for this matter of catching spies, and whoever he needed to assist, just ask. ”
"The son-in-law only needs one person to assist," Liu Ping said.