Chapter 2 The Long Wait

A sentence from Xiahou made the noisy lobby return to its original silence almost instantly. Immediately afterwards, a group of civil and military personnel expressed their approval. To be honest, in the current situation, everyone can't help but disagree, after all, the glory and wealth are here, who wants to lose it for no reason? Moreover, in fact, everyone here understands that although Gao Ye is asking for everyone's opinions on the surface, in fact, he is just asking for the opinions of the Cao clan. After all, as long as the Cao clan and Gao Ye are on the same front, even if others complain in a thousand ways, what waves can they afford?

Among the clan officials of Zhu Cao and Xiahou, Xiahou has the most outstanding military achievements and the highest prestige, and he is also the representative of their Cao clan in Cao Ying. Now that the people of the Yingchuan system naturally would not object to Gao Ye's proposal, Xiahoudun also opened his mouth to express his approval, and it was not a strange thing for Yun Zhejing Cong. Besides, this matter must be determined, and the hearts of the ministers will be at the bottom, and then disperse, and each will perform his own duties.

For a while, there was a surging flow of people, and in less than a stick of incense, except for those who had just lit it in the night, everyone else was scattered. Of course, as for Xiahoudun, who was shouting that he was going to train soldiers and horses, he was naturally not let go by Gao Ye. Today's situation is changing rapidly, and some urgent matters naturally need to be discussed as soon as possible. After asking the servant to call Cao Pi in the backyard, the ten of them started a discussion in the lobby of Cao Cao's Sikong Mansion.

In fact, it is a discussion, and the only people who are really talking are Gao Ye, Xun Yu, and Guo Jia. Jia Xu is wise to protect his life, but he doesn't talk much. Mi Zhu is good at business and not good at strategy. Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Yu Ban are really good at fighting, but when it comes to such a major event as the temple, they really can't say anything. After all, for so many years, they have always been mainly obedient to orders, and there is not even a person who has actually commanded a major battle. In the end, there was only one Cao Pi left, not to mention his young age, and it was the first time to participate in such an important occasion, so he naturally did not dare to speak easily.

Ten men discussed it all morning, and it was impossible to count how many of the matters had been decided by the council. After deciding to let Xiahou Yuan gallop to Hanoi to guard against a possible attack by the state, this can be regarded as a reluctance to let everyone rest. Although the discussion was over, no one could leave. According to Xun Yu's words, the situation is changing rapidly, and there may be any urgent situation that needs to be adjudicated by everyone, and then it will be a waste of time to find people everywhere at that time!

Everyone had no objection to this, and taking advantage of the rest time, Gao Ye hurriedly asked someone to call Zhou Cang. Speaking of which, since Zhou Cang came back with Hua Tuo to the present, he has never seen him, and Gao Ye is still eager to explain some things to him. But after a while, Zhou Cang hurriedly came to the lobby, and with him, there was Hua Tuo.

Seeing that Hua Tuo was also coming, Gao Ye didn't bother to talk to Zhou Cang first, just a look motioned for him to wait, and then met Hua Tuo, arched his hand and hurriedly asked, "Mr. Yuanhua, how are the lord and the eldest prince now?" Just when Gao Ye asked, everyone gathered around, after all, Cao Cao's safety was the most concerned thing at this time. As soon as Hua Tuo entered the door, everyone noticed him. Since he is here at this time, there must be some result to inform everyone, so they all gather together and prepare to listen to what Hua Tuo has to say.

Hua Tuo also arched his hand, and then said: "Don't worry, although Sikong has not woken up yet, he has no worries about his life. It's just that when I woke up, I'm not sure either. Old man, I give Sikong an injection once a day, thinking that it will help Sikong's illness a little. As for the eldest prince, although the arrow in him was dangerous, fortunately, Brother Zhongjing handled it properly, and now the eldest prince has turned the corner. It's just that...... There is no cure for this wound, and there will be hidden diseases in the future. From now on, the eldest prince is afraid that he will not be able to dance with guns and sticks, and he will not be able to go to the battlefield. ”

Gao Ye breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Ever since Cao Ang was injured, the word fatalism had been echoing in Gao Ye's mind. If Cao Ang is really dead, I am afraid that Cao Pi and Cao Zhi will have another battle for the heir in the future, and God knows how long the time to dominate the world will be delayed. Now Cao Ang can survive, which can be described as a blessing in misfortune. What if you can't go to the battlefield, just deal with Liu Xie in Yingdu and exercise your political ability. What's more, he now has prestige in the army, and not being able to fight is not a big deal at all.

Hua Tuo's news can be said to be the best news since last night, Cao Pi is worthy of being Cao Pi, and he thanked Hua Tuo for his courtesy, calmly and without leakage. Even Xun Yu couldn't help but nod his head and praise, saying that Cao Pi had the style of a famous man in the world. As for Gao Ye, he had already turned around and walked to Zhou Cang's side. Seeing that Zhou Cang's eyes were red and his expression was a little lonely, Gao Ye patted Zhou Cang's shoulder when he was about to give a salute, and sighed lightly: "Yuanfu, don't be polite." I can't leave here, and there are a few things that you need to do right away. ”

Zhou Cang took a long breath when he heard this, nodded heavily, and said, "Please command!" ”

"First, you go to Li Zhu immediately now, and let him spread the news that I forced Dong Guiren to death last night. He's an expert at this kind of thing, and he knows how to do it. I rushed back in the morning, and only ordered Xunzhi to send the heads of Dong Cheng and others to Man Boning, but I forgot about it. Zhou Cang nodded, and Gao Yeyou continued: "Second, I asked Xunzhi to leave a hundred guards here in the morning, and let him go back with the rest of the horses. After you return to the house, you won't need to use it for now, and send Han Wondao to me to temporarily command these hundred guards. You, accompany Yuan Shao more, and send him away on this last journey. ”

Zhou Cang's eyes turned red when he heard this, and tears rolled in his eyes. It's just that Zhou Cang still endured his sadness, and arched his hand: "Lord, my old Zhou is fine, I still have to follow the lord to rest assured......"

"Okay, Yuan Shao has been with me for all these years, and I don't feel comfortable when he dies in battle, not to mention that he and you have a lifelong friendship! Now that the lord has not woken up, if there is a real war, you will have to go with me! Take advantage of this time, rest first, accompany Yuan Shao, and accompany him for me, as well as those brothers who died in battle. ”

Zhou Cang was about to speak, but Gao Ye shook his head and said, "Don't say anything, listen to me, so be it." Also, you go and have Shi Ah come to me at once. It's been a morning of deliberations, but it looks like we can take a break. When Zhou Cang heard this, he promised and left. On the other hand, Cao Pi had already ordered the kitchen to prepare today's lunch. After all, no one can leave, and the master's family has to take care of them after eating, drinking, and Lazar.

Fortunately, Cao Pi can also handle this trivial matter in an orderly manner, whether it is eating or resting, it is very properly arranged. As soon as lunch was over, a servant came and led everyone to their respective guest rooms to rest first. Cao Pi also knows that everyone didn't rest well after a chaotic night last night, and now that the emergency has been dealt with, it is better to let everyone go to sleep first. What's more, Cao Pi also knows very well that in this council, the biggest role of himself and Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong is to ensure that the power and interests of the Cao family are not violated. As for those real military affairs, they have to rely on them to plan and plan. In view of this, it is especially important for them to maintain a clear and wise mind.

It's just that Xun Yu and the others went to rest first, Cao Pi and Xiahoudun went to visit Cao Cao, and Gao Ye stayed in the lobby for the time being, waiting to meet Shi A. Anyway, it will be a maddeningly long wait, so it's better to arrange all these private matters on your side.

To be honest, at the beginning, Gao Ye's heart was only a little sympathetic to Shi A. Therefore, Gao Ye not only killed him in a fit of rage, but also sent someone with him to save his junior sister. It's only now that Gao Ye has time to think about it carefully, Gao Ye feels that Shi A is actually very useful. Not to mention his good swordsmanship, his experience in the rivers and lakes is enough for those who are engaged in intelligence under him to learn it well. How about the spy department, Gao Ye is too lazy to care now, but Dong Cheng has planned such a big thing, and there is no rumor in advance, how many rivers and lakes are in it, Gao Ye is really unimaginable. I have always attached the most importance to intelligence, but this time I really slapped myself in the face. There is no old Jianghu to help, and Gao Ye is really not at ease with Li Zhu.

Therefore, it was just a conversation, and Shi Ah officially became Gao Ye's retainer. First, Shi Ah has a sense of guilt and gratitude for Gao Ye. In addition, Gao Ye's current power is not small, and following Gao Ye is much stronger than fooling around in the rivers and lakes. What's more, after this incident, Shi A also had the idea of starting a family, and stability became something that Shi A had to consider. In such a situation, how could Shi Ah not hold on to the olive branch thrown by Gao Ye?

Things went smoothly beyond Gao Ye's imagination, after all, it is always difficult to recruit people with ability, but Shi A agreed to Gao Ye so happily. But this is exactly in Gao Ye's hands, Gao Ye directly asked Shi A to bring his own handwritten book, take his junior sister, and go to his own grange to find Gao Shun to report first, no matter what, settle down first. Shi Ah took Gao Ye's handwritten book, and he was not hypocritical, and immediately gave a salute and retreated. As for Gao Ye, he was already led by the servant and threw himself into his bed.

This kind of life continues every day, and as long as Cao Cao does not wake up, this long wait will continue. The council is still open every day, and everyone still has their own duties, so naturally they also have to deal with the official documents they have at hand. In this way, the council hall of the entire Sikong Mansion became a huge office, and the day officials came and went, holding documents. The generals are okay, but the civil officials have been in such a heavy official job for many days, and they are indeed exhausted.

It is said that the more you worry about something, the more likely it is that something will happen. Finally on the sixth day, a soldier ran into the lobby of Sikong Mansion desperately, and he didn't have time to catch his breath and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Yecheng has an urgent military situation!" ”