He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no matter how good the future is, I don't dare to do such a thing." ”

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get a tiger, anyone can do it, but you can't let Your Highness inherit your Cao's love, this is an opportunity that others can't ask for, but you want to shrink your hand and let it go? Lord Cao, in the final analysis, if you want to do this matter, you are the only one who says that it is a little dangerous from beginning to end, after all, Cao Gongzi doesn't know about it. But if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew that you removed Gonggong Li for him, he would definitely think that it was the result of Gongzi Cao's plea to Lord Cao, so His Royal Highness will definitely remember Gongzi Cao's good ...... in the future."

"But when the saint returns to China on the other day, if he finds that Gonggong Li was killed by me, how can he let me go?!" Lao Cao asked with a sad face.

Ye Zhiqiu suddenly changed his face, took Lao Cao's hand like a close friend, and persuaded in a low voice and sincerely: "If it really comes to that point, His Royal Highness will not forget this sincerity of loyalty, and after he ascends the throne one day, he will definitely return it to Gongzi Cao, so why can't Gongzi Cao become the favored minister of the new emperor?" Master Cao, you have to believe that all the efforts and dedication that you, as a father, have made to your son now will not be in vain......"

Lao Cao trembled when he heard this.

This, this is the meaning of fighting for life?

If you talk about greed for life and fear of death, Lao Cao is definitely a coward.

But there is always a weakness in people's hearts, especially for their children, when they think that they may be able to earn a future for their son by gambling with their lives, they are a little less afraid and a little more shaken.

Lao Cao can feel that at this moment, he has been forced to a fork in the road of life, which road is Yangguan Road and which road leads to Ghost Gate, just in a thought.

He rubbed his calloused hands, nervously picked up his wine glass, and after drinking three glasses in a row, he still couldn't stop shivering in his heart.

This...... This......

After hesitating for a long time, he finally pursed his mouth, and almost cried: "Lord Ye, I still don't dare......"

Ye Zhiqiu secretly cursed in his stomach, this is really a stubborn stone that can't be ignited!

However, his expression only froze for a moment, and then he suddenly laughed, and then exclaimed:

"Master Cao is really a person who has achieved great things, and he is cautious in everything, which is very right. But what I didn't say is that I actually have a plan to have both worlds, so that Lord Cao can not only act for the crown prince, but also avoid the thunderous wrath of the saint. ”

When Lao Cao heard that there was a plan for both, he hurriedly asked: "There is such a wonderful strategy?" Please also teach me! ”

"Lord Cao is now holding the Dragon Scale Army in his hands, guarding Gyeonggi, in other words, the affairs in the palace are under the jurisdiction of the Praetorian Guard, and leaving the palace is the place where the Dragon Scale Army should be responsible. His Royal Highness mentioned before, 'The old eunuch is in his own home', which means that Gonggong Li has returned to Haidingzhuang, which is a place that the Praetorian Guards can't control, and Lord Cao can take someone to do it at any time. Gonggong Li is a father-in-law in the palace, but he is an ordinary person when he leaves the palace, and Lord Cao wants to surround and search a private house, which is also out of consideration for the safety of Gyeonggi, and no one dares to question it, this is one of them. ”

"And the other two?"

"Since Lord Cao is the duty of the guard, it is naturally not difficult to surround Haidingzhuang, but it is more convenient to privately hand this news to the prince in the palace, which is a temptation. If this move is not in line with His Royal Highness the Prince's wishes, he will naturally send someone to stop it, then Lord Cao is just surrounding but not killing, and when the time comes, he will only infer that someone has lied to the news and misheard and misbelieved, and at most he will be scolded a few times. If the crown prince secretly instructed, then Lord Cao should take advantage of the situation to remove this trouble for His Royal Highness. In this way, even if he returns to the country one day, the dust has settled, but Lord Cao is ordered by the crown prince who is the prison of the country, and the hardships of it, a smart lord like the saint will not be able to detect it. At that time, it will be just an old eunuch who is half in the ground, and the saint loves his son very much, so he must not be too embarrassed to do things for His Royal Highness. ”

Lao Cao thought to himself, this is also true, I just make a posture to surround me, and I don't really want to kill people, I will take a few words of scolding, not to mention that the prince's intention to kill Gonggong Li was heard by his own ears, there should be no fake, but if it doesn't work, he pretended to be confused and withdrew the army.

But he thought about it, no, after all, Ye Zhiqiu was talking to himself from beginning to end, although his officialdom experience is more experienced than mine, but what if he didn't say it this time? When the time comes, he will not be in trouble, but he can pretend to be confused when he pushes his hands, won't I become a dead crab?

Thinking of this, he said with a difficult face: "Lord Ye is right, but I, Cao, is always stupid, after all, there is no edict and no edict, if I really go to Haidingzhuang, how to say and do it, I Cao has ......no bottom in my heart."

"Well...... Ye Zhiqiu pretended to ponder for a while, and reluctantly said: "Although it is not reasonable to say that it is unreasonable, if Lord Cao invites it...... I can also secretly go to Haidingzhuang with Master Cao, I can still control those knots in the officialdom, and it is not too difficult to say what to say and do......"

Lao Cao knew that Ye Zhiqiu was a meticulous person in words and deeds, and it was much safer to have him present for guidance, and he was willing to be involved in the matter himself, so he was overjoyed at the moment, and immediately continued: "Lord Ye is willing to help to the end, that's really good, Lao Cao thanked me in advance." "What I want is to drag you into the water too, and I am not afraid that you will open the river.

Ye Zhiqiu saw that this matter had been decided, and he was overjoyed, but he deliberately said: "Lord Cao, I am so dedicated, I can't completely waste my efforts, right?" ”

Lao Cao Zheng felt that it was always a little uneasy for him to help for no reason, and when he saw that he suddenly opened his mouth, he hurriedly asked: "That's natural, but my Lao Cao doesn't have any ability to help Lord Ye." ”

"Hehehe, even if Master Cao doesn't have it, there must be Gongzi Cao in the future."

"Oh?" Lao Cao was stunned, thinking to himself, didn't he want his future son to say a few kind words for him in front of the new emperor?

"Lord Cao...... You see, this and this...... Cao Gongzi was born in Jiangmen, and he is dignified, I like it very much, and I happen to have a daughter under my knees, although it is not a sinking fish and a goose, but it can be regarded as eye-catching, and what about this door...... It's kind of a good deal, right? ”

Lao Cao Ru woke up from a dream, it turned out that Ye Zhiqiu had such thoughts about being different, he had never thought about it in this regard, no wonder he refused to say everything to others to himself, it was obvious that he had long regarded himself as a family. If you want to talk about this family, Ye Zhiqiu's rank is above him, and it is only humbling to say that the family is just humble, and it is his old Cao family who should burn high incense!

Lao Cao suddenly felt a heat in his eyes, and couldn't help but be sad and happy.

it! Have you seen it all in heaven? My old Cao is really worthy of his son in this life. The future, his wife, is all prepared for him! He just needs to live in peace in this life! I...... I...... I......

Lao Cao picked up the wine glass and bowed it to Ye Zhiqiu, and drank it all, this glass of wine made him feel comfortable and extremely happy.

He was about to toast Ye Zhiqiu for the second time, when he suddenly thought of another thing as soon as he picked up the wine glass, and his expression hesitated again.

"Master Ye, there is another thing that is very tricky. Although I am the commander of the Dragon Scale Army, there are two deputy commanders below Chen Qi and Zheng Lun, and the two of them have not had a deep friendship with me for a long time...... Will ......" He looked at Ye Zhiqiu, and the words "make a stumbling block from it" on his lips were a little speechless, after all, Ye Zhiqiu was not a person in the camp, and he didn't want to tell Ye Zhiqiu about the contradictions of the Dragon Scale Army in private.

Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Lord Cao is really a thoughtful person, I don't think this matter is difficult." Lord Cao only had to quietly summon the two deputy commanders to the palace to discuss matters, tell the truth about the siege of the sea and the village, and then ask the two of them what they thought. ”

"It's fine if they approve of it, but what if they don't?"

"I guess...... No, I won't agree with it. An indescribable smirk flashed across the corner of Ye Zhiqiu's mouth, "But even if they don't agree, they won't go around talking nonsense, they will only pretend to be deaf and dumb, and Lord Cao will be fine." ”

"How can this be?"

"The most important thing for the general is obedience, the second is loyalty, the deputy general not only disobeys the will of the general, but also secretly sells the general, even if it is involved in the future, this reputation is suspicious, whether it is the Holy or His Royal Highness, who dare to use them? Isn't this self-destructive? So the worst plan is to pretend to be deaf and dumb. ”

Lao Cao was still a little uneasy, and when he wanted to ask again, he was glanced at by Ye Zhiqiu, and said: "Lord Cao, I said by the lake that day that if the situation changes in the future, you must make a decision, otherwise you will regret it for a lifetime." Now is a good opportunity for Lord Cao, don't blame me for not reminding me. If I say that many Lord Cao are still hesitant and indecisive, then please drink this cup and go home as soon as possible to rest. As he spoke, Ye Zhiqiu's face sank slightly, and solemnly poured a glass of wine for Lao Cao, as if he had to write off the marriage he had just promised.

Lao Cao stared at the glass of wine and thought motionless for a while.

Suddenly, he took the wine glass and poured it down, stood up with a wipe of his mouth, and said, "Good! I'll go back to the house now, and summon those two people to ask first, if even the two deputy commanders can see through what they nod their heads and agree with, I have nothing to hesitate about as an orthodox leader, not to mention, there is also Lord Ye on the side to help me, right? ”

Ye Zhiqiu cast a smiling glance and agreed with his chin.

Lao Cao drank a few more glasses, and then put down his glass, after all, it is not easy to get twenty years of aging. Ye Zhiqiu was very generous, because he had drunk enough, he personally sent it to the gate, and his intimate appearance was a little more than when he first entered.

As soon as the gate opened, a cold wind swept towards the face with the chaotic snow, and I saw that the snow flakes on the street outside the door were drifting more and more densely, and the gloomy sky enveloped the entire imperial capital tightly.