2. Xuchang, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao is having a night banquet in the lobby, and all the people sitting there are without exception, all of them are his henchmen and civil and military officers, and the red robe and purple ribbon are gathered together, and the atmosphere is prosperous, compared to the sparsely lit and deserted palace, it is undoubtedly a hundred times stronger!

After a few glasses of wine, Cao Cao suddenly felt arrogant, especially when he saw the pattern of 'strategists like clouds, generals like rain' under his command, he was even more proud in his heart, there are so many heroes for his own use, why worry about the uncertain world and the hegemony!

Cao Cao is proud, there are reasons for pride, since the army, in just a few years, break the yellow scarf, defeat Yuan Shu, destroy Lu Bu, collect Liu Bei, sweep the land of Huainan, go straight to the five counties of Xuzhou, not only occupy the east and west of the capital, control the court, but also have the land of four states, hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and horses, such a great feat, enough to be famous in history, glorious descendants!

Now, the biggest enemy is Yuan Shao of Hebei, a powerful opponent who also has four states and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, as long as he can defeat him, the fertile land of the Central Plains will be his own, and since ancient times, 'those who win the Central Plains will win the world', and when the time comes, the land and cities of the thirteen states in the world will all be surnamed 'Cao', and in the future, they will not be able to get a title such as 'Taizu and King Wu', so it depends on whether the descendants will fight!

"Report to the Prime Minister, Governor Xiao sent an urgent Hongling messenger from Xuzhou, and he is waiting outside the mansion!"

At the banquet, when he was drunk for three minutes, Xu Chu, the commander of the Xiangfu army, walked in, with a trace of anxiety on his face!

"Oh, Xiao Lang sent someone, pass it on quickly!" Hearing the report, Cao Cao was slightly stunned, he gave Xiao Yi the right to 'cut first and then play, and act arbitrarily', ordinary military and political affairs don't need to ask for instructions at all, it seems that something really happened!

"Xiao Lang's urgent report, what's wrong with Xuzhou?"

"I don't know, could it be Hebei, or the soldiers and horses in Jiangdong have moved?"

"Even if the two lines of soldiers and horses come out together, with Xiao Lang's skills, it is enough to deal with it, and he will never send an urgent Hongling messenger?"

"Could it be that what is more important than the soldiers and horses?"

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Hearing that it was an urgent report sent by Xiao Yi, the civil and military forces at the banquet immediately whispered, recently, the five counties of Xuzhou have been doing very well, the scholars are obedient, the people live in peace, the business of purifying refined salt is getting bigger and bigger, and a large amount of money and grain has been handed over to the treasury, what is it that can make 'Ghost Face Xiao Lang' so panicked?

"Xuanjia Army-Pioneer Captain-Dian Wei, pay homage to the Prime Minister!"

With a steady footsteps, Dian Wei, who was wearing iron armor, walked into the lobby, only to see that his face was full of dust, his eyes were slightly red, and his expression was very tired.

"It turned out to be General Dian, Xiao Lang sent you to Xudu quickly, what happened?" Cao Cao knew that Dian Wei was the number one general under Xiao Yi, and sent him out, it seems that there is really an earth-shattering event!

"The last general has been ordered to send something to the prime minister!"

"Oh? …… Present! ”

"No!"

Unloading his armor, untying his robe, and opening his middle coat, Dian Wei carefully took out a black lacquer brocade box from his arms, and galloped all the way, the brocade box never left his body for a moment, and now it is covered with his sweat!

Cao Cao, as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, naturally couldn't easily leave his seat, and the eldest prince Cao Ang happened to stand aside, and hurriedly took a few steps forward, ready to take over the black lacquer brocade box!

"The prince retreats, most of the governors have orders, except for the prime minister, there are those who tamper with this thing, behead!"

Seeing someone coming, Dian Wei's tiger body shook, a strong murderous aura gushed out, and the sword in his hand was also more than half a foot out of the sheath, and the startled Cao Ang quickly stopped, he felt that this strong man really dared to kill!

"Zixiu retreat, General Dian will send things over!"

Seeing this scene, Cao Cao's expression also became solemn, and now he can be 100% sure that the things in the brocade box must be extraordinary, otherwise Xiao Yi would not have issued such a 'lore order!' ’

"Please open the box with your own hands!" Dian Wei took a few steps forward and handed the brocade box into Cao Cao's hands in person, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, feeling that the burden of a thousand catties had been unloaded, and it was extremely easy!

The black lacquer brocade box is not big, only five inches square, but the workmanship is very dexterous, there is a small gold lock hanging on it, and there are two seals crossed and pasted, which are written respectively 'Valuable, the prime minister is close to the emperor', and the end is covered with Xiao Yi's Dadu Governor's seal!

In the lobby, almost all eyes converged, and everyone wanted to see what kind of treasure Xiao Yi sent people all the way over, even the eldest prince couldn't touch it, could it be an elixir?

There is a golden lock, but there is no key, it doesn't matter, a delicate little dagger is held in his hand, Cao Cao first knocked off the golden lock lightly, and then cut the seal, then opened the brocade box and glanced inside!

"Smack! ~~ Click! ”

That is, he glanced at it, and without waiting for the things inside to reveal his true face, Cao Cao decisively buckled the brocade box again, and then hugged it tightly in his arms, his face was cloudy, and his eyes were even more flickering.

The whole hall was quiet, no one dared to laugh anymore, the musicians all stopped, and the attendants were so frightened that they didn't even dare to come out, "My good boy, even the prime minister is shocked like this, what kind of treasure is in the brocade box?" ”

"Zixiu, Fengxiao, Wenruo, Gongda, and Zhongde stay, and the rest of the people will all exit the hall, Xu Chu will guard the door for the old man, and those who dare to trespass, no matter who they are, will be decided!"

In the end, Cao Cao quickly stabilized his mind, and then gave an order coldly, he now finally understands why Xiao Yi gave a kill order, for this treasure, kill a few people, it's completely worth it!

At the sound of the order, the people in the lobby immediately retreated, no one dared to delay for a moment, let alone peek at the brocade box, those who could come to the banquet were all smart people, who knew what things could not be asked, and should not even be seen, so that they could live longer!

Cao family father and son, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, six people gathered around, after determining that Xu Chu had led the troops to defend the hall airtight, then Cao Cao personally opened the brocade box ......, revealing one, four inches in size, pure white texture, five dragons on the plate, and a jade seal engraved with eight characters ~~

"Chuanguoyu~~", halfway through the exclamation, Cao Ang immediately covered his mouth, and then looked at the others with panicked eyes, without exception, all of them were shocked, no one thought that Xiao Yi sent someone to send it day and night turned out to be this treasure!

Everyone in the world knows that the jade seal of the country was originally in the hands of Yuan Shu, after the city of Lujiang was broken, Yuan Shu even took the jade seal to his whereabouts, Sun Ce scraped the ground and did not find this treasure, but he didn't expect it to be obtained by Xiao Yi and sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion, "My good girl, the jade seal of the country, the monarch is the god of power, and you can command the world if you get it!" ”

"You are all resourceful people, how to deal with this thing, I hope to teach me!" Cao Cao asked very tactfully, in fact, he knew very well in his heart that there were only two ways to dispose of the jade seal, one was to offer it to the emperor, and the other was to keep it himself!

In other words, what Cao Cao meant when he asked the four great strategists, "You say, this 'heirloom jade seal' is surnamed Liu?" Or is it the surname Cao? Who should own this world? ”

Silence, long silence, except for the sound of heavy breathing, no one spoke in the hall, and the expressions of the four strategists were surprisingly identical, all of them looked at the nose, nose and mouth, and asked their hearts, as if they were carved clay sculptures of wood, motionless!

"The country has changed hands, the imperial power has changed, this kind of thing, you can't say it, you don't want to say it, you don't dare to say it, standing in their position, no matter how you choose, it's wrong, either to be a rebel minister of the Han Dynasty, or to be a rebel minister of the Cao family, between the two dilemmas, how to behave?"

"The old man understands, you all retreat, everything will be decided tomorrow!"

Silence is also an attitude, looking at the speechless expressions of the four strategists, the scorching flame in Cao Cao's heart slowly died out, and his eyes became clear again, "The princes are still here, the hearts of the people are uncertain, and the time is not yet ripe to change the dynasty!" ”

"No! …… I'm waiting to retire! ”

The four strategists bowed at the same time, and then Xun Yu and Xun Yu took the lead in turning around and walking out, Guo Jia's movements were slightly slower by half a beat, and when he looked up, he touched Cao Cao's eyes, first shook his head slightly, and then nodded slightly, and then left with a smile!

On the other side, Cheng Yu's movements were even slower, and when everyone turned around, his waist had just been raised, and at the same time, he imperceptibly stretched out two fingers, lightly tapped three times, looked at Cao Cao, and then looked at the jade seal, his eyes finally fixed on Cao Ang, and he also smiled slightly, turned around and left!

"Hehe, people's hearts, it's really unpredictable!" Looking at the departing four strategists, Cao Cao's face showed a trace of indescribable smile, some were relieved, some were indifferent, and there was even a faint murderous intent!