The oil in the palace hall was boiling. The boiling hot oil emitted a wave of heat, and people were afraid to approach.

In the hall, sometimes quiet, sometimes noisy, shouting, scolding, aggressive voices, echoing from time to time, you can feel that the people in the hall are making fierce defenses.

Until the evening, I saw Xu Shu walking out of the palace with a calm face, and the guards in the palace did not receive any will from Cao Rong at this time, and did not dare to stop Xu Shu.

A guard leader boldly walked into the hall, hoping to learn from Cao Rong how to deal with Xu Shu, whether to kill or not, but he saw an amazing scene.

Emperor Wei Cao Rong sat on the ground, his back against a large pillar, his expression was sluggish, if he hadn't seen the neatly dressed, the guards would definitely think that Cao Rong had just been beaten. The two ministers, Liu Fang and Sun Zi, knelt aside, as if they were seriously thinking about something.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter?" The guard stepped forward quietly.

"Is it really going to descend, the inheritance that was built from my grandfather? Are you going to let me give it up? Cao Rong muttered to himself.

Liu Fang and Sun Zi next to him heard Cao Rong's words, and glanced at each other, and finally Liu Fang climbed over and said: "Your Majesty, don't blame yourself, it's no wonder Your Majesty, Mr. Xu is right, it's all the incompetence of the first emperor, and the four places of Yong, Liang, Sili, and Jingzhou were buried, so there is today's situation, which has nothing to do with Your Majesty!" Your Majesty can survive to this day, it is already virtuous and virtuous! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty! What Lord Liu said is that the blame for this matter is not on Your Majesty, and besides, didn't Xu Shu also say that His Majesty was named King Anle, and he would keep the temple. That Liu Chan is also a trustworthy person, and he will definitely not go back on his word. Sun Zi also interjected from the side.

"Hey, I'm tired, let me rest and rest, wait, let's get out of the way first!"

……

The news that Xu Shu came to Yecheng to persuade him to surrender soon spread throughout Yecheng, which caused a sensation in the entire Yecheng.

There is no impermeable wall in the world, and the conditions offered by Xu Shu were quickly known by everyone that the Cao clan, except for Cao Heng, who was named King Anle, the titles of the children of the other Cao clans remained unchanged. The fortune remains unchanged; The officials of the Wei State have the same official title and the same position; The filial piety and Maocai cited by the counties and counties of Wei were also retained.

Xu Shu left the palace and went directly to the post house to stay. Cao Rong didn't say what he wanted to do with Xu Shu, and the officials of Wei really didn't dare to do anything with Xu Shu, so they could only wait cautiously for the time being.

It's just that unexpectedly, as soon as Xu Shu stayed, someone immediately came to visit him with gifts.

After Cao Ei met Xu Shu, his decadent appearance had already been heard by people with intentions, and many people had already felt that Cao Ei was on the verge of collapse, and maybe he would surrender tomorrow when he gave the order. And Xu Shu is a high-ranking official in the Han Dynasty, and he is Adou's teacher, so he is quite trusted, and he can take advantage of this time to befriend Xu Shu, which can also lay a good foundation for his future career and leave one more way for himself. Even if Cao Rong does not surrender, what he loses is just a gift.

When Xu Shu was an official in Wei before. He never formed a party for personal gain, and few officials in the DPRK and China had a deep personal relationship with Xu Shu. But this time, Xu Shu did not refuse to come, and everyone who came to visit greeted him with a smile and received him personally.

On the second day, the people who came to visit Xu Shu in the post house were in an endless stream, the carriages in front of the post house were lined up in a long line, all kinds of officials of all sizes kept going in and out of the post station, the backyard of the post house, and all kinds of gifts sent were piled up into a hill. And all this was seen by people with intentions, spread out, and soon formed a butterfly effect.

In this way, Xu Shu spent three full days in a busy situation, and on the fourth day of the narration's arrival in Yecheng, Cao Rong finally held a court meeting.

In the main hall of the palace, the ministers were divided into left and right, but no one spoke, and the whole atmosphere was gloomy and depressing.

Feeling this kind of lifelessness, Cao Rongyue felt that what Xu Shu said yesterday was very right, this court has reached the end.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you all know that Xu Shu came to Yecheng to persuade me to surrender, what do you think?" Cao Rong asked slowly.

Look at me, people, and I'll look at you. They all chose to remain silent.

As expected by the ministers, for these officials, it is a good thing to surrender, anyway, after the surrender of the Han, everyone's official position will not be lost, and maybe those who see the opportunity quickly can be promoted to a higher level.

It's just that at this time, everyone doesn't know what Cao Ei thinks, even if everyone wants to surrender in their hearts, they won't say it, everyone knows the truth that the gun shoots the first bird. The ministers wanted to surrender, but they didn't dare to say it, so they could only treat Cao Ei's question with silence.

Cao Ei is not a fool, and the silence of the courtiers in the hall made Cao Ei understand that these courtiers have already surrendered in their hearts.

"Hey...... Is it really the general trend that has passed? ”

There was no figure like Lu Su in the court of Wei to admonish Cao Ei, and the ministers were silent about him, which made Cao Ei's heart feel like ashes. But looking back, if the inheritance passed down by the ancestors from Cao Cao is finally buried in his own hands, then what face do he have to see the ancestors and ancestors!

Cao Rong was caught in a fierce struggle in his heart.

After a long talk with Xu Shu that day, Cao Ei's psychological defense line had been destroyed by Xu Shu, and the silence of the courtiers in the court today hit the last glimmer of hope in Cao Ei's heart.

When it comes to the level of poetry and songwriting. Although Cao Rong is not as good as Cao Cao, it is not much different. But in other aspects, Cao Rong is still much worse than Cao Cao. Especially in the face of setbacks, Cao Rong, who had not experienced the chaotic era of the late Han Dynasty, did not have the indomitable leadership temperament of the older generation of princes.

Cao Rong sat in the hall in a daze, while the courtiers below still didn't say a word. At this time, Cao Rong hoped that someone could stand up and shout, but after waiting for more than an hour, all Cao Rong was waiting for was quiet.

"Alright, let's retreat!" Cao Rong waved his head slightly, and then stood up. Walk back with your head down.

……

Although Cao Shuang on the front line is very busy, he will also take some time out of his busy schedule to pay attention to the movements of the DPRK.

At this time, the news of Xu Shu's arrival in Yecheng had reached Cao Shuang's ears.

"Okay, you Xu Shu, kill my father, you dare to come to Yecheng, no matter what, God will help me Cao Shuang to take revenge, how can I waste it, come here, prepare horses immediately, I want to go back to Yecheng and sword Xu Shu!" Cao Shuang's roar spread throughout the lobby.

For a long time, Cao Shuang counted Cao Zhen's death on Xu Shu's head, if Xu Shu had sent troops to counterattack Xingyang at that time, if Xu Shu was willing to rescue Cao Zhen who was besieged in Luoyang, Cao Zhen would not have been defeated. However, Xu Shu not only did not send a single soldier, but wrote to Wang Ling in Bingzhou and Xiahou Ba in Yingchuan, asking them not to send soldiers. It is precisely because of this that Cao Shuang thinks that Xu Shu is his first enemy.

"General, no!" Biqiu Jian next to him hurriedly stepped forward to stop Cao Shuang.

"General, Sima Yi and Guan Ping have already increased their troops, and the battle is imminent, if you go back, General, and the enemy attacks our army without a commander, what should you do? Besides, the two countries did not kill each other, and it was Xu Shu who came, His Majesty did not give an order, how could he kill him casually! ”

"I can't do that much! The revenge of killing the father is not shared! ”

"General, the overall situation is important, now you have commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, and you have a great responsibility, if General Cao Zhen is alive, he will definitely hope that the general will continue to stay on the front line to command, instead of putting hundreds of thousands of troops and ignoring returning to Yecheng." Biqiu Jian continued to persuade.

Biqiujian's words are like a basin of cold water. temporarily extinguished the trace of anger in Cao Shuang's heart, recalled Biqiu Jian's words by himself, and told Cao Zhen intellectually that Biqiu Jian's persuasion was not wrong! But in Cao Shuang's heart, there was always an impulse, that is, to kill Xu Shu!

Cao Shuang took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, and then slowly, Cao Shuang's reason gradually gained the upper hand, and the anger in Cao Shuang's heart gradually began to extinguish.

"That's it, when the fighting stops for a while, I'll go back to Yecheng!"

……

In Yecheng, Cao Rong was indecisive, which made many ministers very helpless.

Whether it is surrendering or not, Cao Ei has never expressed his position, and Cao Ei, as the emperor, has not expressed his position, so everyone can only continue to wait and see.

There is still an endless stream of guests who come to visit Xu Shu every day, and Cao Rong has not expressed his position for a long time, but there is a trace of panic in people's hearts. Whenever I see the long queue of motorcades in front of the post house, people's hearts will always be imaginative.

In the deep palace, Cao Rong has not closed his eyes for a day and a night.

The door of Cao Ei's room was closed, and even Cao Ei's closest eunuch was not allowed to enter. Those concubines had already gathered in front of the door and took turns to persuade Cao Rong to come out, but Cao Rong still did not leave the door.

"Your Majesty, you just come out first, you haven't eaten for a day and a night, the queen mother personally boiled a bowl of porridge for you, you can drink some more!" The old eunuch leaned in front of the door and whispered.

"Get out! I don't eat anything! Cao Ei's voice sounded, and it sounded quite neutral.

Hearing Cao Ei's voice, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and from the sound of the voice, Cao Ei was quite healthy.

In this way, another whole night passed, and those concubines and eunuchs also kept watch in front of Cao Rong's door all night.

Finally, the sound of footsteps in the room sounded, and it was getting closer and closer, and everyone immediately raised their heads excitedly.

The door opened, and Cao Rong appeared in front of the door.

"Ah, Your Majesty, your head!"

At this time, everyone appeared, and Cao Rong's head was already white!

You must know that Cao Rong is only thirty years old this year, and he is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, but now he is white-headed overnight.

Cao Rong smiled helplessly: "I know that in the past, Wu Zixu passed the summons and turned white overnight, I didn't believe it before, but now it seems that the ancients did not deceive me...... Someone, change my clothes. ”

The eunuchs immediately brought a dragon robe.

Cao Rong waved his hand: "It's not this one, go find a white robe!" I'm going to see Xu Shu. ”

"White robe?" The eunuch confirmed strangely.

"Yes, white robe! The country is about to die, and as the head of a country, how can I not wear a white robe! ”