Xuchang is divided into the inner and outer cities, the inner city is the imperial city where Liu Xie lives, and the outer city is the residence of civil and military officials.

Cao Cao's prime minister's mansion was just outside the south gate of the inner city, only one street away from the palace.

Before coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Gongsun Du couldn't help but shake his head, and said in his heart: Cao Mengde is really a poor man as in history, and the height of the inner city is only less than two zhang, which is really outrageous, I'm afraid I can climb it with a jump, right? And the buildings in the inner city can only be seen sporadically, a few are relatively high, and the others are ...... Also, this Prime Minister's Mansion, this Nima is outrageous, it's shabby!

After thinking about it, Gao Shun appeared at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion: "The minister greets Your Majesty!" ”

Gongsun Du saw that his face was wrong, so he asked, "Something's wrong?" ”

Gao Shun looked left and right, approached Gongsun Du and said, "Cao Mengde seems to have killed Cao Pi, just when the minister entered the mansion." ”

"What?"

Gongsun Du didn't know whether he was happy or shocked in his heart, it was always very complicated.

In a blink of an eye, Gongsun Du's face returned to flat, and he was about to walk towards the Prime Minister's Mansion, but he paused and looked at Liu Xiedao: "In the past two days, Cao Mengde has attacked hundreds of officials again?" ”

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Although he has been very strict with hundreds of officials recently, he has not done it again. ”

Gongsun Du nodded and stepped in, but when he entered the door, the corner of his eyes swept to Gao Shun's face with hesitation, and he didn't think much about it for a while, but ......

Enter the house and turn around the wall.

A corpse was lying steadily on the ground, covered with a white cloth below its chest.

Cao Pi?

Gongsun Du's feet didn't stop, but he guessed so much in his heart, and couldn't help but look at Gao Shun.

Gao Shun understood and nodded.

However, after passing the front yard, Gongsun Du suddenly stopped, looked at Gao Shun and said, "Find someone to lead the way for me, and the others will stay here!" ”

Without waiting for Gao Shun to reply, Dian Wei shook his head and said: "That can't be done, if you let the ministers of the court know, won't you eat Wei raw?" ”

Gongsun Du raised his eyebrows, didn't say anything, and acquiesced.

Gao Shun wanted to refute, but when he saw this, he was relieved, and then beckoned a soldier and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Lu has also seen Cao Mengde before, let him bring it!" ”

"Hmm." Gongsun Du bowed slightly.

Xiao Lu was a little excited, and said, "Your Majesty, please!" ”

Next, I turned around several yards before I arrived at my destination.

The Prime Minister's Mansion looks average, but the place is quite large.

Gongsun Du nodded secretly, then refused Dian Wei's exploration, and walked into the courtyard first.

Entering the courtyard, there is a faint fragrance of flowers, focus on a sweep, there is a small flower bed on both sides of the winding path, plus the small pavilion in the middle of the courtyard, there is a clear spring in the pavilion, but it looks quite chic.

There was no one in the courtyard, but the door was wide open, and Gongsun Du did not hesitate, raised his feet and walked into the house.

As soon as he entered the house, Gongsun Du stopped, because Cao Cao's gaze collided with his. The surroundings seemed to be quiet in an instant.

Cao Cao didn't seem to want it to go on like this, so he spoke first: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen you for many years, right?" ”

"Not bad!"

Gongsun Du said, stepped forward, sat opposite Cao Cao, glanced at the house, saw a lot of bookshelves, understood that this should be the study, and said: "I really count, I haven't seen you for one or two decades." ”

"Yes! It's been all these years! Cao Cao's eyes were full of embarrassment, and he didn't know if it was because of his current situation or his former friendship.

Gongsun Du smiled and asked, "Where is your guard Xu Chu?" I heard that he was a rare fierce general, why didn't I see him? ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "He left this morning, I don't know where he went." ”

Gongsun Du nodded and didn't ask again.

Cao Cao smiled weirdly and said, "Just come over like this, aren't you afraid that Cao will be poisoned?" ”

"Poisoned? Hahaha! ”

Gongsun Du laughed and said, "If you really do this, then it won't be you Cao Mengde." ”

Then, he said: "Besides, if this is the case, what you did some time ago was not in vain? ”

Cao Cao's face suddenly stiffened when he heard this, and he was obviously struck in the vital point. Then Cao Cao smiled with relief, as if relieved: "Yes! I just don't know if Emperor Ming can let the Cao family go? ”

"Before, it was just that each was its own master, and it was normal to have some contradictions." Gongsun Du waved his hand indifferently and said, "Besides, no matter what, most of them are my sons and nephews, how can they bear to do it." ”

"That's it, thank you!" Cao Cao smiled gratefully and put his mind at ease.

After a pause, Cao Cao's face turned grim and said, "Cao has something to ask for, I don't know if Emperor Ming agrees?" ”

"Tell me about it." Gongsun Du nodded casually and replied. Rape Chinese

Seeing that he answered so crisply, Cao Cao fell silent. Gongsun Du didn't urge him, anyway, he didn't have to worry about anything if he promised or not.

That's it, people are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat! I just hope that for the sake of the past, even if I don't agree, I can help one or two.

"Cao has a son, his name is Zhang, his character is literate, he is quite brave, and he is good at doing the army, can Emperor Ming let him enter the Ming army?" Cao Cao said very slowly, as if he was afraid that Gongsun Du would not be able to hear clearly.

"Cao Zhang?"

"No problem!"

To Cao Cao's surprise, Gongsun Du only agreed with a little groaning, which made him a little uneasy.

When Gongsun Du saw it, he couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" Didn't I already agree? Then he said: "It just so happens that I also have something to ask for, I wonder if Meng De is willing to agree?" ”

It turned out to be conditional, and it should not be false and perfunctory.

Cao Cao then relieved himself and said, "Please speak." ”

"The ......"

Gongsun Du was a little embarrassed, but it was only a moment, and then he continued: "Doctor Hua thinks that your headache is a rare case, and I have never encountered a case as serious as you before, so I hope you can study it, and maybe it can be cured in the end." ”

Cao Cao shook his head when he heard this.

Seeing this, Gongsun Du couldn't help but be anxious, and said: "Don't be in a hurry to refuse, I promised him that you would agree, you made it a little difficult for me to do this!" ”

Cao Cao explained: "It's not that Cao disagrees, it's that Emperor Ming is late, if so...... Ay...... It's all fate! ”

As he spoke, Gongsun Du saw that there was a trace of blood spilling from the corner of Cao Cao's mouth, and it was black.

"You're poisoned?"

How could Gongsun Du not understand, he glanced left and right, and found no trace of poison, so he hurriedly said: "What kind of poison?" ”

At the same time, he shouted: "Lao Dian, go and ask the doctor in the army to come over." ”

Dian Wei saw that there was nothing wrong in the house, so he responded: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Cao Cao shook his head instead, wanting to speak, but he couldn't make a sound, or he was so hoarse that he couldn't hear clearly.

"Arsenic?"

Gongsun Du asked urgently: "If yes, just nod, if not, just shake your head!" ”

Cao Cao neither nodded nor shook his head.

"You say!"

Gongsun Du was really anxious, he never thought of Cao Cao's life, because he was not a careerist in the real sense, but his son, yes, the means were very vicious, so people would reveal such news. Besides, Liu Xie can stay, let alone Cao Cao.

No matter how much Liu Xie is, he is also the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has ruled the Central Plains for 400 years, and there are always some loyal ministers who try to restore the country and so on. So Liu Xie is like a bomb that will explode at any time, and in terms of danger, it is definitely higher than Cao Cao. In any case, Cao Cao insisted that he was a Hanchen all his life until his death.

Is that the case now?

Gongsun Du's heart is also a little complicated. In fact, he very much hoped that Cao Cao could switch to him, because from a historical point of view, Cao Cao was a top politician, and he would definitely have no problem as prime minister. Of course, the Ming Empire does not have the position of prime minister, but there is a cabinet, and it is okay to be a scholar!

At this moment, Dian Wei ran back: "Your Majesty, the doctor is here." ”

"Quick, show him!" Gongsun Du hurriedly said.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing that the situation was urgent, the doctor couldn't care about being rude, so he responded, and hurriedly walked to Cao Cao's side for a consultation. After only a while, the doctor put down his hand, shook his head, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is incompetent." The poison in it is arsenic, and now it has been burned within five years, the medicine stone is useless, and the minister is really powerless to return to the sky. ”

Gongsun Du had actually confirmed that the poison in Cao Cao was arsenic, and there were quite a few of them, because the symptoms were too similar. It's just that...... Arsenic is highly poisonous, how can it attack so slowly if there are large amounts?

"Go down!"

Gongsun Duchong waved his hand, came to Cao Cao, and asked, "But what else can't be assured?" ”

Cao Cao raised his hand slightly, but he couldn't say half a word.

Gongsun Du couldn't understand the meaning in his eyes, and said: "The strength of the Ming Empire far exceeds that of the Qin and Han dynasties, this is the opportunity to expand the territory, as long as Xiahoudun and others are willing, they can naturally enter the army and serve me." ”

Cao Cao's eyes suddenly dimmed a little when he heard this, but his hand turned to his abdomen again, as if he was going to do something.

Gongsun Du sighed in his heart and reached out to touch Cao Cao's arms.

There are three letters, one of which bears the name of Xu Chu, the second of which contains his name, and the third of which contains the names of Cao Chong and Cao Zhi.

"Don't worry, I'll give it to them."

When the words fell, there was no more light in Cao Cao's eyes, and his arm, which was not very high, fell down instantly.

Gongsun Du sat on the chair with Cao Cao's corpse alive, feeling a little depressed. Who are the old friends?

Yuan Shu died a long time ago, Yuan Shao was gone last year, and Cao Cao is gone now, hey!