Chapter 22: Exhortation

"After ambushing this old boy, he is really cautious, don't withdraw from the Fu Mansion and the people at the city gates." After listening to Qi Fei's report, Cao Shuang returned to Cao's mansion. During the meal, Cao Zhen asked Cao Zhi to tighten his commonly used bow, Cao Shuang put down the meal and asked, "Father, isn't your bow a string that was tightened only a few days ago?" ”

Cao Zhen looked at Cao Shuang with a smile, "Four days later, your grandfather is going to hunt outside the city, and my father is fortunate to go, so you must check the bow and arrow in advance." ”

"Father, you said grandfather was going hunting?" Hearing Cao Zhen's words, Cao Shuang's mind was in a mess, and he suddenly found a clue. Cao Cao stayed in the mansion except for the last court. The Prime Minister's Mansion was heavily guarded, and the Tiger Guards did not leave an inch, let alone a killer, and even a bird could not get close to Cao Cao. On the fifteenth, Cao Cao went out hunting for the best opportunity for the killer. Cao Shuang is now very sure that the time to kill the killer is on the fifteenth. It is not easier to go out hunting than to stay in the mansion, when there are many people and mixed people, than the heavily guarded prime minister's mansion.

"Yes, even His Majesty the Emperor went to this hunt, and the momentum was huge. As a father, I don't want to make a fool of myself at that time, so it's better to be prepared. Cao Zhen's eyebrows fluttered, but Cao Shuang's face was cloudy, and he already understood the purpose of Cao Cao's hunting, which was probably no different from the purpose of Xu Tian's siege. In addition to establishing authority and distinguishing factions, Cao Cao wanted to use this to stabilize the interior and eliminate the adverse effects of the defeat of Chibi.

"When the child is full, retire first." Cao Shuang got up and saluted, and hurriedly asked Li Cong to prepare the car.

"Childe, where are you going?" Li Cong asked Cao Shuang in the carriage while driving the car.

"Prime Minister's Mansion!" Cao Shuang's face was full of anxiety, and he said anxiously.

Cao Zhen wiped his mouth, "Shuang'er, what are you going to do, so urgent?" Zhang, who was sitting on the side, shook his head, "I don't know." ”

Outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, after Cao Shuang showed the token given to him by Cao Cao, the tiger guard guarding the door directly let him go. Cao Shuang held the token above his head, and the road was unimpeded. The tiger guard sent Cao Shuang to the mansion to report to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao, who had just finished eating, asked, "Did he say anything?" Hu Wei shook his head, "No, at this moment, Gongzi Cao Shuang is waiting in the study." ”

"What makes you so anxious to see Lonely?" Cao Cao walked into the study in a red robe, and Cao Shuang hurriedly got up and saluted, "Meet grandfather." Cao Cao waved his hand and sat down on his knees, "What's the matter, but it's okay to say?" "Cao Cao doesn't treat this six-year-old grandson as a child at all now, every time he sees Cao Shuang, Cao Shuang can surprise him. Cao Shuang has also been growing up with the help of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao is also willing to cultivate him.

Cao Shuang had no expression on his face, and said seriously, "Grandson begged grandfather to cancel the hunt on the fifteenth of this month?" ”

Originally, looking at Cao Shuang's serious expression that did not match his age, Cao Cao felt very funny, but when he heard the latter words, Cao Cao's face changed abruptly. "Why?" Cao Cao's tone was very unkind.

Hearing the tone of Cao Cao's words, Cao Shuang was slightly stunned, and slapped himself hard in his heart. This hunt is of great significance to Cao Cao's internal stability, and whoever stops this hunt is tantamount to Cao Cao's operation. Cao Cao has always destroyed whoever stands in his way, how many local princes have been destroyed in Cao Cao's hands, and how many court ministers have fallen because of Cao Cao. Thinking of this, Cao Shuang's scalp was numb, Cao Shuang's kindness was all for Cao Cao, but he forgot that he was facing a generation of traitors.

That's all for now. Cao Shuang had no other way but to tell Cao Cao the truth about the matter of inviting the killer after Fu Wan, "My grandson originally wanted to find out about this matter and report it again, but today I heard that my grandfather was going to hunt on the fifteenth of this month." The grandson was in a hurry and came to persuade his grandfather to cancel the hunt, and asked his grandfather to forgive him if there was any collision. Cao Cao patted his forehead, secretly thinking about it too much, I'm afraid that Cao Shuang didn't tell Cao Zhen about it, and hurried over after hearing the news that he was going hunting, this kid is a little filial.

Seeing Cao Cao's face turn from cloudy to sunny, his brows expanded, Cao Shuang breathed a sigh of relief, and this is how he feels like a tiger. Cao Cao got up, took out a roll of bamboo slips on the shelf behind him, and handed it to Cao Shuang. Cao Shuang hurriedly stepped forward to take the bamboo slip and opened it under Cao Cao's signal. It turned out that the bamboo slips recorded the matter of the original edict, when Cao Cao welcomed the Son of Heaven to move the capital to Xu County, and there was a conflict with the Son of Heaven Liu Xie. Liu Xie wrote the edict with blood, sewed it in the belt of his clothes and passed it to Dong Cheng. Dong Cheng conspired with Changshui Lieutenant Chongji, General Wu Zilan, Wang Zifu, Yilang Wu Shuo, etc., and later Liu Bei participated. Dong Cheng's slave Qin Qingtong was found to have had an affair with Dong Cheng's maid, so he held a grudge and informed Cao Cao of the matter. Cao Cao killed Dong Cheng and others, all of whom were of the three clans, and forcibly killed Dong Guiren, who was pregnant. In fact, at that time, Dong Cheng also wanted to ambush Wan to join the gang, but Fu Wan did not express it out of caution. Cao Cao originally wanted to destroy Fu Wan together to prevent future troubles, but because of Fu Wan's identity, he didn't do it. But at that time, Fu Wan was on Cao Cao's blacklist, and Cao Cao has not relaxed his surveillance of Fu Wan over the years.

"I thought that the death of Dong Cheng and others back then, and he had a lesson from the past, but I didn't expect him to be so obsessed." Cao Cao said unhurriedly, his eyes full of murderous intent.

"That's why the grandson begged his grandfather to cancel the hunt." Cao Shuang followed Cao Cao's words.

Cao Cao shook his head and said with great firmness, "This hunt is of great significance and cannot be canceled. ”

The next Cao Shuang was helpless, and told you that hunting is dangerous, and you have to insist on hunting. Isn't it difficult for you to do the security work for us people, wait, why do you talk about us? Cao Shuang drove away the cluttered thoughts in his mind and arched his hand at Cao Cao, "If that's the case, then the grandson asks grandfather, and the killer will be handed over to us bad people that day." ”

Cao Cao sat in his seat and thought for a long time, then slowly spoke, "Yes, you can use the Tiger Guard at will that day." ”

"Whoa! The grandson will not fail in his mission. Cao Shuang knelt down on one knee and thanked Cao Cao, then got up and glanced at the two tiger guards at the door, and then looked at Cao Cao. Cao Cao smiled slightly, "If you have something to say, it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Cao Shuang gave out the plan in his heart with peace of mind, Cao Cao listened to the plan and nodded with satisfaction, "In order to ensure safety, let Zidan transfer some manpower to you in the tiger and leopard ride." ”

Hearing the three words of tiger and leopard riding, Cao Shuang's eyes lit up, "Tiger and leopard ride!" "The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is an elite unit in Cao Cao's hands, and its combat effectiveness is very strong. The selection of the Haw Par Knights was extremely strict, and the person who served as a general in the ordinary army was only an ordinary soldier in the Haw Par Cavalry, and the commander was always the Cao general that Cao Cao trusted. Since Cao Cao is ready to dispatch the tiger and leopard to ride, it is enough to see that Cao Cao attaches great importance to this matter.

"Yes, it's a tiger and a leopard ride." Cao Cao smiled and nodded.