Seeing the head of Master Shang's apprentice, Cao Cao was very happy, although the tiger and leopard rode a lot, but after all, it could still be reorganized. He now has countless war horses and hundreds of good generals, as long as Cao Chun is still there, and some elite soldiers are transferred, he can rebuild the tiger and leopard cavalry in a short time.

But Master Shang and apprentice can't come back from the dead, Zhang Yi lacks a general, and he will definitely lose a lot. What's more, Master Shang has been famous for a long time, he was the first group of people to follow Zhang Yi, and he was the most famous one under Zhang Yi, and only Di Qing could be as famous as him. With the reputation of killing Master Shang's apprentice, Cao Cao's purpose of using troops this time can be regarded as achieved.

Looking at the head of Master Shang's apprentice, Cao Cao not only showed a smile.

"Hiss-" Cao Cao gasped, not only holding his head down with his hand, but also putting it down for a long time. He wiped the cold sweat on his head and couldn't help but say to himself: "The headache is getting more and more frequent, and it seems that my time is running out." ”

The reason why Cao Cao did not tolerate the troops and wanted to kill Master Shang and his apprentices was indeed an attempt. This point was guessed by Li Jing by mistake, but Li Jing didn't know Cao Cao's purpose. Cao Cao had already made preparations in Xuchang before he moved his troops, and he would launch it only after the military report returned to Xuchang.

Cao Cao had already sent someone to report to Xuchang quickly, and after Xi Xi and others received the military report, they immediately went to see the emperor.

The emperor really had more than a dozen officials of the Cao Cao faction, and he immediately had a bad premonition. Sure enough, the imperial historian Xi Xuan said: "The prime minister sent a fast horse to report today, and he has killed Zhang Yi's general Shang Shifu. ”

"Master and apprentice?" The emperor was also shocked, and the emperor had also heard of the great name of the master and apprentice.

Although the people in the Central Plains look down on people from other regions, they are still very concerned about famous people in other regions. For example, Hebei famous generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou, such as Sun Ce, and Ma Chao, these are all fierce generals who are more familiar to the Central Plains, and they are highly praised. Of course, these praises only praise their bravery, but they are extremely demeaning in terms of character. Like Yan Liangwen Chou and others, they said that they had no brains, but they admitted that they lacked bravery, so when Guan Yu killed Yan Liang, Guan Yu's name immediately began to spread throughout the Central Plains. Before that, Guan Yu was basically a nobody, who cared about him?

The same is true for Master and Apprentice, as Zhang Yi's power grows, Master and Apprentice Shang will not be rendered as the biggest minions of Zhang Yi's subordinates, just like Yan Liangwen is ugly. Yuan Shao's subordinates, talented generals should belong to Lu Yi and Zhang He, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou are just famous. The same is true for Master Shang, there are many people who are more capable than him, Li Jing, Fu Youde, Xue Rengui and others are all more capable than Master and Apprentice, but their fame is not as great as Master Shang's apprentice.

When the emperor heard that Cao Cao had killed Master Shang's apprentice, he was shocked in his heart, and his face leaked with joy, "The prime minister has made such a great achievement, and he should indeed be rewarded." It's just that the prime minister is already a very popular minister, how about not weakly making the prime minister a county marquis? ”

Xi Xuan said: "The feudal marquis can no longer cover the prime minister's great achievements. ”

The Emperor asked, "How should I award the reward?" ”

Xi Xuan said: "You can add nine tins to the prime minister, follow Xiao He's old story, and allow the prime minister to visit the unknown and go to the temple with a sword!" ”

The emperor didn't want to do this, so he said to Xi Wei and the others: "Let's convene the courtiers to discuss this matter!" ”

The emperor's words were just a prevarication, in fact, the only person he wanted to discuss was Shangshu Ling Xun Yu. Because the emperor knew that since Kong Rong died, only Xun Yu could rely on.

Of course, Xi Xuan knew the emperor's intentions, and he stepped forward and said, "This matter is just a trivial matter, Your Majesty can make your own decisions." ”

Seeing that he was so persecuted, the emperor had no choice but to say: "According to the Han system, only the feudal duke can add nine tin, and the non-feudal duke can add nine tin, and the system needs to be reformed, the stakes are very high, so let's wait for the court to talk about it!"

After the emperor finished speaking, he immediately withdrew and left, not wanting to listen to them anymore.

When Xi Wei and the others saw the emperor fleeing, it was not easy to persecute them any longer. I had to wait for the court to proceed before mentioning the matter.

The next day, when the court was meeting, Xi Xi brought up the matter again. Shang Shu Ling Xun Yu immediately retorted: "Those who add nine tin without sealing the public have never been like this!" Those who are not surnamed Liu cannot be crowned princes, but it is the legacy of Gaozu. ”

Xi Xi said eloquently: "What Xun Linggong said is so, but the prime minister has made great contributions over the years, and ordinary rewards can no longer cover the prime minister's merits. If there is no reward for meritorious service, it will make the soldiers turbulent, which is probably not what Xun Linggong wants to see! ”

Xi worriedly made Xun Yu frown, he was threatening himself. But Xi Wei's words are very reasonable, now the army all listen to Cao Cao, and there used to be Yang Feng and others to confront Cao Cao, but now it is basically Cao Cao who covers the sky with one hand. If something suddenly goes wrong on the part of the army, then only Cao Cao can settle it.

Xun Yu will definitely not let the rebellion happen, because once the rebellion occurs, the Han family, which has no majesty, will basically not even be able to save the last face.

Thinking of this, Xun Yu had no choice but to say: "It is unprecedented to add nine tin without sealing the public, even if the system is restructured, it needs to be told to the heavens, and the ceremony of worshipping the sky will be held in the suburbs on the fifteenth day of this month, and it can only be implemented after that." ”

Xi Xi and the others glanced at each other, nodded and said, "The ministers obey the order." ”

After everyone dispersed, the emperor said to Xun Yu worriedly: "If this matter is agreed, will the prime minister become even worse in the future?" ”

Xun Yu said: "This matter must be agreed, there is no room for looping." However, when the time comes to worship the sky, I will let the people of Xuchang see His Majesty's demeanor, and His Majesty will use this to win people's hearts. ”

When the emperor heard this, he showed some smiles. He has experienced difficulties since he was a child, and if he holds real power, he should be a good emperor. It's a pity that he was born at the wrong time, in this era that he couldn't help himself. If he had been born a few decades earlier, perhaps the Eastern Han Dynasty would still be able to prosper.

Xi Xi and the others left the palace and began to discuss. Lu Cui said: "Shang Shuling wants to show royal prestige!" ”

Xi Xuan said: "Where is there any majesty at present, let your subordinates instigate scoundrels all over the emperor's royal road, and when you see the emperor coming, you will make a frolic." ”

Everyone understands that this is a good time to show the emperor's prestige, but it is also a good time to lose the emperor's face.

Anyway, the news that the emperor was going to sacrifice to the heavens came out, and this was the first time that the people of Xuchang could see the emperor, so they talked about it.

However, some of them also started to act, and they gathered together to discuss something, and there were some quarrels in the process, and then they broke up.

After the men dispersed, one of them began to prepare alone, found a high platform around the emperor's imperial road, and then returned to his lodgings to piece together a crossbow and carry a belt card with him.