Cao Cao is not stupid, he has long found out that there is something wrong with this holy decree, so he quietly asked people to investigate what is going on. The news I got was that the emperor might have died, and the so-called emperor's holy decree was only afraid that General He Jin was overbearing in order to weaken dissidents.

"You're here to find my fifth brother. It's a pity that you didn't come at the right time, this morning General He Jin invited my fifth brother to come over the house to narrate, and General Fang Cai sent someone to spread the word, saying that my fifth brother was going to stay in Dongguan Tower today. I won't be back until tomorrow. Xun Chen said.

"Your fifth brother is not in the house now?" Cao Cao asked in surprise.

"Not really." Xun Chen said, "Ah Pu, what are you looking for my fifth brother?" ”

Cao Cao was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and clenched his fist and said, "It's just that I want to catch up with him." Since he's not there, I can't bother. Farewell. After Cao Cao said this, he turned around and was about to leave.

But Cao Cao hadn't taken two steps yet, Xun Chen opened his mouth and said: "Ah Gou, although I have been lying on the sickbed for a long time, I may not be clear about the affairs of the DPRK and China. If you want to ask me about my fifth brother, why don't you ask me? Or maybe I have the answer here. When he spoke, he looked like he was smiling.

Cao Cao's heart was suddenly shocked, he turned around, looked at Xun Chen, and found that Xun Chen's face was calm, and he secretly thought in his heart: "If this Xun friend is only afraid, he already knows the purpose of my visit to Xun Mansion today." It seems that the Xun family has long known the news of His Majesty's death. ”

"If you have an answer, I wonder if you can tell me?" Cao Cao clasped his fists and saluted Xun Chen, and then asked very solemnly.

"Nature." Xun Chen said, "I also asked Meng De to follow me to the study." ”

Xun Chen took Cao Cao to the study, and asked the left and right to close the door, and then he said: "Meng De is here for the matter of the holy decree." ”

"it's for Your Majesty's safety." Since there are no outsiders here, Cao Cao naturally doesn't plan to play dumb riddles with Xun Chen, he said frankly.

"Meng De is late." Xun Chen sighed and said.

"But what is ......," Cao Cao immediately asked. You must know that since His Majesty wanted to establish the Emperor Zixie as the crown prince, he tried every means to weaken the power of General He and secretly cultivated forces for Liu Xie. He Jin knew about this matter, but he was afraid that he would kill him for the sake of his own power.

Xun Chen said: "Your Majesty, since the beginning of March, you have had nightmares, and your spirit is getting worse day by day. There was an illness in early April, and His Majesty seemed to be sick in bed. On the morning of the 13th, His Majesty was in good health, and His Majesty asked a court meeting to be held. After the court meeting, His Majesty rested in the Jiade Hall of the South Palace. In the evening, the general He Jin once met His Majesty, and soon it was reported that His Majesty was seriously ill and was going to recuperate in bed, and there was no outsider. At the same time, He Jin sent people to protect the Jiade Hall closely. Even my fifth brother can only serve outside the palace gate. The holy decree given to you was also sent by the eunuch in the palace and drafted by my fifth brother. ”

Cao Mengde clenched his fists and scolded in his heart: "He Jin Pifu, how dare you bully the king like this." ”

"Empress Dowager Dong once came to visit Your Majesty in person, so she stayed in the Jiade Hall to serve Your Majesty." Xun Chen said, "The two princes were also left in the Jiade Palace. Xun Chen saw Cao Mengde clenching his fists, and he already understood how angry Cao Mengde was.

"Thank you for telling me about this." Cao Cao's face darkened a lot, but he seemed to have a plan in his heart, and said to Xun Chen with his fists clenched.

Xun Chen saw that Cao Cao was about to leave, and he immediately said: "Ah Pu, you don't have to worry, I think He Jin just wants his nephew Huang Zi to ascend the throne as the emperor, and it will not harm the life of the prince association." Besides, a month has passed since the incident, and if His Majesty has really died, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter, this matter cannot be hidden, and I expect that the news of His Majesty's death will come out tomorrow. ”

"Youruo, do you Xun family want to watch on the wall in this matter?" Cao Cao asked.

Xun Chen said: "My Xun family is loyal to the Han family, not to him He Jin." ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Youruo's words are quite intriguing. , farewell. "Loyal to the Han family, this is a good saying, which of the two princes is not the emperor? Anyway, as long as the surname of the Son of Heaven is Liu, no matter which prince of their Xun family ascends the throne, they will all express their submission.

After Cao Cao left, a person walked out of the secret door behind the study.

"Bonghyo, since you are so interested in this person, why don't you come out to meet this person. If it weren't for my uncle's statement that he would not participate in the struggle for the throne, I would have been willing to plan with him. Xun Chen said. Xun Shuang, the head of the Xun family, warned the children of the Xun family not to participate in the battle for the crown prince, so the Xun family watched from the wall in this war.

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Youruo, it seems that you are very interested in this Cao Mengde. ”

"Cao Mengde is very human." Xun Chen said, "Say, you really came to Luoyang just to visit my sick man?" Xun Chen is not stupid, he is very happy that Guo Jia can come to Luoyang, and at the same time, he clearly understands that Guo Jia's purpose in coming to Luoyang is definitely not just to visit his old friend.

"One is to visit you, and the other is that I have some personal matters to deal with when I come to Luoyang." Guo Jia said.

Guo Jia sat down, and he immediately told Xun Chen about the Yellow Turban Army of Yinggou Ridge being surrendered by Lin Wushuang, naturally he would not tell Xun Chen that he worshiped Lin Wushuang as the master, so as not to scare Xun Chen.

"You came to Luoyang to find a way out for the remnants of the Yellow Turban in Yinggou Ridge?" Xun Chen asked in surprise, "Fengxiao, when did you, a wanderer, become so concerned about these remnants of the Yellow Army?" ”

Guo Jia said: "Now that these people have served Wuwu, they have worshiped Wuwu as the owner of the village. Don't worry about my life-saving grace, I naturally won't sit idly by. What's more, there is something to be done in this matter. ”

Xun Chen lowered his eyebrows and tasted the tea in his hand, and after a while, he said: "It is indeed a little troublesome to see General He now, but if it is through General He's daughter He Xiaodie, it is not a difficult matter." It's just that this woman is very strong, and these days she has to worship the Chinese doctor as a teacher, and often goes in and out of my Xun Mansion. I can introduce this woman to you for Feng Xiao. ”

"He Xiaodie?" Hearing this name, Guo Jia thought of something, he immediately gave a cold war, then shook his head and said, "No need. If I want to go this way, I'd better find another way. ”

Seeing Guo Jia's appearance, Xun Chen couldn't help laughing, and he said, "Fengxiao, you were frightened by this girl. In fact, I have seen this He Xiaodie a few times, and her appearance is not bad, but it is not the appearance of a person from the Central Plains, but it has another charm. is a bit of a strong personality and strong in martial arts, among He Jin's daughters, she can also be regarded as He Jin's favored daughter. ”