The person who came was none other than Ma Chao's former secretary, Yang Xiu.

After being awarded the title of King Yong, Ma Chao worshiped Yang Xiu as the Taishou of Hedong, using Hedong as a secret base, responsible for secret correspondence with his father Yang Biao, and monitoring every move of the Han family. Although Yang Biao deliberately wanted to avoid the maelstrom of politics, after Ma Chao made this ultimate move, he had to continue to work for the Ma family for the sake of his son's future.

It's just that Yang Biao's old guy is almost as good as Jia Fox who knows how to hide his head and not show his tail. Now that he doesn't have any official position in the court, why was he suddenly killed by Cao Cao?

"It happened without warning, and the Shadows were unaware of it." Yang Xiu gritted his teeth and cried: "A few days ago, Cao Cao's army returned to the army and invited my father to attend a banquet. But during the banquet, Cao Cao suddenly changed color, saying that my father and the rebel minister Yuan Shu were in-laws, and they were taken down and thrown into prison......"

Hearing this, Ma Chao had already shrugged his color. Yang Biao is the only spy planted by the Ma family in Xuchang, and his energy, means, and role should not be underestimated, and Cao Cao imprisoned Yang Biao on only a trumped-up charge, obviously discovering the relationship between Yang Biao and the Ma family. Especially at present, Sima Yi's plan to divide the Cao family and Liu Xie, in the future, Yang Biao will need to thread the needle in it, and this time Yang Biao was killed, this kind of loss should be said to be quite large and irreparable for the Ma family.

At this moment, Ma Chao's face was slightly pale, but he was still calm. But Yang Xiu's emotions after that were a little out of control, he prostrate at Ma Chao's feet, and continued to cry and said: "My father was wronged for no reason, and he has his own upright people who speak up, and Kong Rong, who will be the general, didn't have time to put on his official uniform, so he came to see Cao Cao arguing with reason, Cao Cao couldn't argue, so he had to promise to acquit his father......"

Hearing this, Ma Chao's eyes when he looked at Yang Xiu gradually became a little strange. Although Yang Xiu was still grieving, Ma Chao still opened his mouth to interrupt Yang Xiu: "In addition to Kong Rong, are there any other important ministers in the court who intercede for your father?" ”

"Cao Cao was perverse, tyrannical and domineering, when the loyal and righteous people of the dynasty attacked him from the crowd, Sikong Zhang Xi, Lang Zhao Yan, Taifu Pan Yin, General Wu Xi and others all spoke up." Yang Xiu felt that Ma Chao's tone was wrong, and he couldn't help but raise his head again and asked, "Lord, is this related to my father's killing?" ”

Ma Chao nodded bitterly, and then a very heavy wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: Yang Xiu is a fan of the authorities, and his heart aches that his father was killed, and it is difficult to think about the cause and effect of this. But from the perspective of Ma Chao, an outsider, just by these few words, he somewhat figured out Cao Cao's thoughts.

Yang Biao went to prison, to put it bluntly, but he was unlucky. Even, it is not necessarily because Jing Ancao found out about his secret contact with the Ma family. Cao Cao did this, but he was just killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys.

After pacifying Qingzhou, Cao Cao's personal prestige naturally rose to a level that no one could match in the court. Cao Cao struck while the iron was hot, so he naturally wanted to eliminate those voices against him in the court under this opportunity. As a result, he should have learned Dong Zhuo's methods of deterring the imperial court at the beginning, and began to throw stones to ask for directions.

Yang Biao is the fourth Taiwei, with the same reputation as the Yuan Shao family, he started from Dong Zhuo's rebellion, followed the emperor from Luoyang to Chang'an, from Chang'an to Luoyang, and then from Luoyang to Xudu, not leaving an inch. And Cao Cao wants to eradicate dissidents, so he naturally wants to find famous ministers like Yang Biao. In this way, a line can be used to draw out those who oppose him, and then kill and depose them one by one.

This kind of political overthrow is too ordinary in the eyes of princes like Ma Chao who have comprehended the 'heart of the emperor'. But for Yang Xiu's subordinate courtiers, they were inevitably a little confused in the mountains. But sadly, in this case, Ma Chao had no way to return to the sky, and could only watch Cao Cao slowly and solidly make that court his own place.

Therefore, for Yang Xiu's unfortunate experience, Ma Chao can only say 'festival mourning and change', if it is said that the Ma family wants to send troops to repay Yang Biao's grievances, it is absolutely impossible, and Yang Xiu's ....... is wrong, although Yang Xiu is grieving inexplicably, but for such a funeral, he only needs a piece of information to come, why did he come to Xiangyang in person? With his cleverness, it is impossible to really think that the Ma family will raise troops to attack Cao Cao when his strength has not recovered, right?

Seeing Ma Chao's expression changing, and Yang Xiu was grieving inexplicably, Duanmu didn't know that he should speak, he took a step forward and said to Ma Chao cautiously: "Lord, the news of Cao Cao's assassination of Yang Lao has not yet been reported. This time we got the news because of one person. ”

"Who?"

"Don Millet."

Ma Chao was stunned, and then thought that Tang Xiaomi had been hiding in Yang Biao's mansion at the beginning. And when Yang Biao learned that he was about to face a catastrophe, he would naturally reveal some extremely confidential hole cards to Tang Xiaomi. At that moment, Ma Chao's expression was solemn, and he asked Duanmu Mingming, "But Yang Lao still has no wishes?" ”

Although this sentence was said more tactfully, Duanmu had already heard the meaning, nodded and said: "On the Yang Lao Mansion, there is still the edict of His Majesty's secret order Dong Cheng to kill Cao Cao!" ”

"Cloth and belt edict?!" Ma Chao looked incredulous, and then said: "How can Cao Cao still let Cao Cao stay in the world with such a thing?" ”

"Lord, you also know that at the time of the coup, Yang Lao was the person who was the leader behind the scenes, and the edict Dong Cheng was handed over to Yang Lao to take into the palace and use it to proclaim the guards. However, Yang Lao saw through that the coup d'état was Liu Xie's act to show his innocence to the Cao family, and he did not use the edict at all. After that, Dong Cheng's family was copied, and Yang Lao had already put a fake tape into it, and Cao Cao couldn't have known about such stealing and changing pillars. Therefore, the edict is still in the Yang Mansion......."

At this time, Ma Chao finally understood why the Shadow would bring Yang Xiu to Xiangyang to report to him. The edict of clothes and belts is a joke for Liu Xie and Cao Cao. But if it falls into the hands of Ma Chao or other princes, it is equivalent to mastering a peerless weapon. This weapon can not only cut a larger and even broken gap in the rift between Liu Xie and Cao, but also morally pinch Cao Cao's throat, making it difficult for Cao to breathe and beg for death.

One of Cao Cao's biggest advantages now is that he regards himself as a supporter and coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes. But if the Ma family gets the edict and makes it public, the 'minister who supports the throne' will definitely become the 'thief who threatens the king'! This time, Cao Cao was far from reaching the strength of the northern Han Dynasty as in history, and if he openly turned against the Han family, he could immediately become a rat crossing the street and have a chaotic foundation......

This garment is a dead thing, but in such a delicate period, it is an artifact that is difficult to change, and can even change the heavens and the earth. Thinking of this, Ma Chao's whole body and mind entered a calm state of ruthless heroism, and immediately said categorically: "Cicada, pack your luggage, let's go back to Chang'an, and prepare our arms!" ”

This decision was so sudden that even Yang Xiu, who was kneeling on the ground, suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, Diao Chan didn't react for a while, and even opened his mouth to persuade: "Husband, it's really unwise to use force with the Cao family at this moment!" This time, the Ma family ......."

Ma Chao laughed dumbly, and felt that what he said just now was too easy to misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained: "The whole armament is not necessarily to start a war with Cao Cao, but to create some smoke bombs for the Cao family, so as to distract some pressure from the shadow stealing the edict later!" ”

The three of them understood for a while, and couldn't help but admire Ma Chao's quick decisions and clever strategies. It's just that Yang Xiu saw that the incident was like this after all, and a trace of helplessness and pity flashed in his eyes. But then he felt a pair of hands pressed calmly and forcefully on his shoulders: "Dezu, don't worry, I promise you, in the future, Cao Cao will fall into my hands, and I will hand over this person to you to comfort Yang Lao's spirit in the sky!" ”

"Lord!" Yang Xiu was shocked, and the grief in his whole body immediately turned into a sky-high obsession, and he kowtowed and swore suddenly: "Yang Xiu will do his best, and he will never destroy the overall situation of the Ma family with personal enmity!" ”

"Yes, kill Cao Cao alone, but vent your anger. And the destruction of the Cao family's foundation is revenge! Ma Chao nodded, and a wisp of ghost fire floated out of his eyes, crossing the night sky in the west......

At this moment, only Diao Chan sighed slightly in his heart: this time, I don't know what kind of conspiracy my husband has laid out in Jingzhou. Such a man who is full of mysteries will really make all smart women involuntarily obsessed.

At this moment, her eyes only flew out of the window and looked at the room next door that was already lit up.