Just as the locust eradication activities in Henan and Yan were in full swing, thousands of miles away in Xuchang, a fierce debate that swept the entire court began, and there was only one person in the focus of people's arguments, that is, Xiao Yi!

When the locust plague was reported to Xuchang, the court was in a panic, but there was nothing to be done, from the three emperors and five emperors to the current Han Dynasty, all natural disasters will inevitably provoke **, hungry people rebelled, attacked the government, the Yellow Turban Rebellion didn't happen like this?

Prime Minister Cao Cao made a quick decision, and in order to suppress the imminent civil unrest, he began to mobilize a large number of soldiers and horses, preparing to kill a mountain of corpses, and the blood flowed like a river!

Who would have thought that more than two months have passed, and a large-scale civil uprising has not happened, even if some people tried to fish in troubled waters and re-provoked the banner of the Yellow Turban Army, they were quickly pacified by local officials, and the people's hearts were basically stable, which made the civil and military officials breathe a long sigh of relief, thank God, peace is good!

Now that the disaster is under control and the world is stable, there are two completely different opinions on whether the actions of Xiao Yi, the first hero of the locust extermination, are right or wrong, reward or punishment, and the two sides do not give in to each other, and they quarrel for several days without coming to a conclusion!

"Locusts are gods-sent insects, which can only be resolved by cultivating virtue with piety, how can they be hunted and killed at will, let alone eaten!"

"Hehe, why can't you eat a little insect, now there are merchants in Xuchang City who sell locust powder, and there are countless people who eat it, but is there one who dies?"

"Xiao Yi is a pastor in Xuzhou, but he forcibly issued an order to the officials of Henan and Yan Prefectures, which is also too much overstepping his authority, and where to put the imperial court, this is a precursor to a rebellion!"

"The disaster is like fire, countless people are on the line of life and death, and when the court is asked to do disaster relief, something big will happen a long time ago, and Governor Xiao Dadu is also out of helplessness, so he will cut it first and then play"

The old ministers of the Han family, led by Fu Wan and Dong Cheng, believed that Xiao Yi's locust extermination operation was a chaotic order, which would anger the heavens, and finally condemn the Han world, and must be ordered to be severely punished to warn the world!

On the other hand, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others believe that disaster relief is like fighting fires, and it is precisely because Xiao Yi handled it properly and boldly ordered the extermination of locusts that the spread of the disaster was controlled and the people in the disaster area were stabilized.

This big debate lasted for several days, and almost all the civil and military officials in the court were swept in, but there were only two people who never said a word!

One is the little emperor Liu Xie sitting on the golden chair of the Nine Dragons, in the court meeting, he has always been a puppet character, usually basically does not speak, anyway, no one will listen, it is better to maintain the monarch's prestige, shut up!

The other one who didn't speak was Prime Minister Cao, who had been standing on the imperial steps for a few days, closing his eyes slightly, quietly listening to the speeches of the civil and military officials, neither supporting nor opposing that side, and seemed to have completely disconnected himself!

However, some smart people know that this prime minister is like a tiger in the mountains, with a wild roar, all beasts are frightened, and the reason why he doesn't say a word now is just that the time has not come!

In the court, the argument between the two sides became more and more intense, saliva flew sideways, and the scolding was all over the sky, and the dignified Han officials were all nobles wearing purple robes and gold seals around their waists, and they were not much different from ordinary scoundrels when they were scolded, and finally even staged a full martial arts

The first person to do it turned out to be Guo Jia, who has always been weak in body, only to see this ghost stuff the court clothes on his belt, and smashed the ivory wat board in his hand, like a crazy kitten, although the combat effectiveness is not strong, but the momentum is terrifying, Dong Cheng was caught off guard, and was defeated by Guo Jia, and his face was smashed and bloomed

"No, never, Feng Xiao quickly stop!"

"Hurry up, separate the two of them, this is above the court."

"Be careful, don't startle the Holy Driver!"

Seeing this situation, the surrounding officials rushed up and grabbed Dong Cheng with all hands and feet, that's right, it was to pull Dong Cheng who was being beaten, taking this opportunity, Guo Jia stepped forward bravely, and there were a few heavy punches in a row, and the sound of the fight was loud, who said that the ministers would not fight, we also learned a few hands from Xiao Lang, and finally used it now!

This kind of persuasion is naturally very unsuccessful, after a few pulls, the heads-up turned into a group fight, the pro-Xiao faction and the anti-Xiao faction fought together, you punched me, I returned your two feet, and then began to move the guys, the court was not allowed to wear a sword, so the wat board, belt, and boots became the weapons of the two sides to fight, and for a time they shouted and flew towards the boots, and many officials who chose neutrality were injured by mistake

As a result, after a scuffle, the anti-Xiao faction suffered a big loss, and the beaten nose and face were swollen, and they were embarrassed, especially Dong Cheng and Fu Wan, who even took off their court clothes, and the corners of their mouths were bleeding, and they were bruised, looking even more pitiful than those refugees!

This is not surprising, although Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others do not have much combat effectiveness, but don't forget, there are still a large group of generals standing in the court, these people are clumsy and clumsy, and they can't help much when they quarrel, but fighting with fists is their specialty!

And these people are not Xiao Yi's comrades-in-arms, or his subordinates, the absolute hardcore is the Xiao faction, now that the opportunity has come, it is natural to step forward to help the war, and one by one they are extremely heavy, all of them are hundreds of pounds of powerful fists and feet, full of dark energy, absolutely enough for those anti-Xiao factions to drink a pot, if it weren't for the scruples in the court, a few would have to be killed today!

"Silence!"

Seeing that the scale of the scuffle was getting bigger and bigger, and he was about to rush to the imperial steps, the silent Cao Cao finally spoke, and at the same time, his eyes opened, shooting out two breathtaking cold lights, which frightened those civil and military officials to quickly stand back in their own team and obediently be good boys!

"Xiao Lang's extermination of locusts and serving the country and the people is a feat of meritorious service, and he should be rewarded with an edict, and there is no need to discuss this matter again!" Cao Cao's words were very domineering, and he directly made the final conclusion to this battle, and then took out a copy of the prime minister's decree from his arms and threw it to the court!

"In addition, Xiao Lang has already reported to the old man about the extermination of locusts, and the Prime Minister's Mansion has also issued a decree and fully agrees with it, and asked him to coordinate the government affairs of Yu, Yan, Xu, and the three states, there is nothing beyond his authority at all, but he is loyal to his duties, acts according to orders, and has his own old man in charge!"

"No! The Prime Minister is wise! ”

The civil and military officials all bowed their hands and said yes, no one dared to really look at the warrant, and no one dared to question its authenticity, everyone knew that Cao Cao was protecting Xiao Yi and making a political endorsement for the locust extermination order, and then speaking out against it at this time, wouldn't it be a joke with his own head!

Looking at the civil and military officials in the court, Cao Cao sneered in his heart, "How can these people's small methods hide him, what locusts, what overstepping their authority, in fact, they are just excuses, everyone knows that Xiao Yi is the number one general under his command, regarded as a confidant, if Xiao Yi is punished for this matter, or even cut off his military power, it is actually equivalent to cutting off one of his arms, then the next step, these people should deal with the Prime Minister's Mansion!" ”

Cao Cao has not said a word in the past few days, just to take the opportunity to take a look at how many people in the court are pro-Cao, and how many people are pro-Han, of course, there is a deeper thought, that is, among the officials who support Cao, how many are pro-Xiao, as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, the actual controller of the world, must see all this clearly, and then can coordinate the overall situation and issue decrees!

After a few days of observation, Cao Cao found that the pro-Cao faction accounted for about one-third of the number of hundred officials, and the pro-Han faction was also one-third, as for the remaining ones, they were neutrals, led by Xun Yu and Xun You, who were loyal to the Han Dynasty, but they did not oppose Cao Cao, and their position was vague, and it was difficult to say that they would stand on that side in the end!

As for the Xiao faction within Cao Ying, it also accounts for one-third of the entire group, and most of them are military generals with military power, and the rest of the people also have a good impression of Xiao Yi, such a situation not only makes Cao Cao feel relieved to arrive, but also secretly worried, Cao's family supports the Han world, Xiao Yi supports Cao's group, he can still be safe and sound, if he is gone, what will happen, blessings and disasters are unpredictable!

However, Xiao Yi must be kept now, Bao Xiao is Bao Cao, as for the future, let's take care of it slowly, the top priority is to teach those pro-Han forces in the court a lesson!

"Ladies and gentlemen, the old man recently received a gift, which was very delicious, and I didn't dare to enjoy it privately, so I brought it here today and shared it with everyone!" Saying that, Cao Cao beckoned to His Royal Highness, and Xu Chu, the commander of the guards, rushed up with people, in addition to the bright sword in his hand, he also held a plate, covered with red silk, which looked very mysterious!

Cao Cao took a few steps forward and uncovered the red silk, revealing a plate of golden fried locusts, which was a gift sent to him by Xiao Yi, and today he just borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, to see how the ministers reacted!

"Everyone, please, it's so delicious, but it's rare!" Cao Cao stretched out his hand and pinched a locust, threw it into his mouth, chewing it rattling, and then looked at the ministers of the court and China with a tiger-wolf gaze, "You eat?" Still not eating? ”