Above the huge court, Cao Cao, who had a slight white beard, talked eloquently. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Under the gaze of the civil and military officials on the left and right, and in the slightly trembling gaze of the emperor, one after another examples of Liu Biao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others were cited. Although Cao Cao still did not say what exactly he wanted to do, most people, including the emperor who came to the throne, understood that Cao Cao was ready to conquest these people. He had only come today to get a nominal power of attorney from the Emperor.

"Alas...... Cao Cao's power is so great that he doesn't take me seriously again and again, and he doesn't know who can subdue him. The young emperor sat in the high dragon chair with a sad face, and watched Cao Cao's speech below wordlessly, but he never said a word. Although he is only twenty-eight years old, his long-term depression makes him look older than ordinary people. His eyes were slightly sunken, his forehead was slightly blue, and the fine lines at the corners of his eyes made people think that he was over forty years old, but who would have thought that he was less than thirty.

To tell the truth, the emperor was very reluctant to Cao Cao's southern expedition: if the object of Cao Cao's crusade was only Jiangdong Sun Quan, it would be fine, but now the target also includes Liu Biao and Liu Bei. Although Liu Biao is not very familiar with himself, he can be regarded as a relative of the Han family, and Liu Bei is the imperial uncle he recognizes. Although there are reasons for using each other, for themselves, they can be regarded as the power of the royal family in the local area. As the patriarch of this royal family, the emperor really did not want to let the strength of his clan be weakened by Cao Cao again.

"It's better to stop him." The emperor said whimsically. His eyes were fixed on the ministers below, hoping that any of them would be brave enough to stand up and make suggestions to him, so that he could smoothly dismiss Cao Cao's opinion. Although Cao Cao now has great authority, he is not an emperor after all, and if he firmly disagrees, then it may be ...... A feeling of excitement was growing in his mind. As a person deep in the palace, what he heard and saw was those things. Compared with Cao Cao, who has all kinds of powerful means, he is still a little naïve.

The emperor's eyes swept over the faces of the ministers standing below, and the light of some hatred and some fear made everyone standing involuntarily bow their heads, even those important ministers under Cao Cao. The idea of loyalty to the monarch for hundreds of years has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even if they don't take the emperor in their eyes and respect Cao Cao, they can't look at the emperor angrily in such an environment. Except, of course, Cao Cao, who already has the spirit of hegemony.

While watching, the emperor shook his head. Although he knew that this court was not considered the court of his Liu family, he was still very sad when he looked at the familiar and unfamiliar faces. In his opinion, he is really not the filial son and grandson of his ancestors.

Suddenly, a very graceful middle-aged face entered his eyes. The man was dressed in a red official uniform, wearing an official hat with a white mink tail, a delicate face, a long beard and a chest, and a year of elegance with a bit of uprightness, but it was the Taizhong doctor Kong Rong Kong Wenju. I saw that he listened carefully to Cao Cao's speech over there, but there was a little disapproval in his eyes.

"There's a drama in this." The emperor was overjoyed, and the hatred in his eyes was reined in, and he reverted to his original insensitive appearance.

Sure enough, as soon as Cao Cao's words fell, Kong Rong, the twentieth grandson of Confucius and the Taizhong doctor of the Han Dynasty, stood up and said, "I think the prime minister's words are inappropriate. Liu Bei and Liu Biao are all relatives of the Han family, and they should not be cut down lightly; Sun Quanhu is located in six counties, and there is the danger of the river, it is not easy to take, and now the prime minister is raising this unrighteous teacher, I am afraid of losing the hope of the world. ”

"Oh? Are you against me sending troops to Jiangnan? Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, a wave of anger brewing in his chest. Since returning from the expedition to Wuhuan, he has become a little more powerful and conceited than before.

"Yes!" Kong Rong met Cao Cao's glaring eyes and nodded calmly.

"Is that what you said above?" Cao Cao's voice was slightly higher, and it was obvious that the anger in his chest was about to erupt.

"Yes." Kong Rong's answer was still so calm.

"The shaft is not enough to speak!" An angry shout came from Cao Cao's mouth, and I saw him standing in front of the main hall with a red face, looking very excited and reprimanding Kong Rong: "Liu Bei, Liu Biao, and Sun Quan are all ministers who disobey their fate, how can they not be begged!" Thou hast stepped down with me, and if thou hast admonished him again, thou shalt be beheaded. "The matter of the Southern Expedition has been decided by Cao Cao in his Prime Minister's Mansion, and when he came to this court today, he just wanted to ask the emperor for an edict of crusade, but he didn't come to listen to people's advice. Therefore, he scolded Kong Rong for preventing him, which is quite light, after all, Kong Rong is still a descendant of Confucius, although he is not the successor of orthodoxy, but it is also a very close relationship, and when Confucianism is respected in the whole world, Cao Cao must also consider the consequences if he wants to move him, so he only intends to drive Kong Rong out.

Kong Rong left the court. Although he was kicked out, he was still a little unwilling. Looking at the dark clouds in the sky, his heart was as heavy as the gray one. "Even if you are not benevolent, you will not be defeated!" He looked up to the sky and sighed, shook his head, turned and walked towards a tavern on the side of the street. He didn't want to go home because it was okay to go home. At this moment, he was so depressed that he just wanted to drink a cup and let his unhappy heart completely settle down. He was a man of letters, a man of letters with a lot of personality and often indulged himself at some point. This kind of indulgence is supposed to be a small personal thing, but because it is too self-centered when it comes to indulgence, it often ignores some things. At least, Kong Rong, who was bent on drinking, didn't notice that when he let out that long sigh, among the people who stood outside the palace gate and waited for their master, there was a sharp and deep light in his eyes inadvertently.

The doorman is all for the sake of his master, and this doorman who has a deep grudge against Kong Rong is no exception. In fact, he himself did not have much resentment towards Kong Rong, but his master, Imperial Doctor Xi Xuan, hated Kong Rong very much.

Because Kong Rong is a very famous person who thinks highly of himself, such a person often shows some contempt when picking up people and bringing things because the other party is not as good as him in some aspects, which is a normal thing for them. After all, it is the literati since ancient times who have liked each other. If the other party's mind is broader, then it can be peaceful, but if the other party's mind is narrower, then such contempt will often offend many people unconsciously. And this Imperial Historian is obviously the latter, not the former.

He sent people to monitor Kong Rong, just to find some kind of handle from Kong Rong's momentary gaffe. Everyone knows that when a person like Kong Rong who thinks highly of himself is hit, he often complains and says some angry words, and these angry words may not be taken seriously by anyone on weekdays, but once they reach the ears of some special people at a special time, this angry words will undoubtedly control people and die.

After hearing Kong Rong's long sigh of incomprehension, the loyal doorman quickly reported the situation he saw to his master after the dispersal.

"Is that really what Kong Wenju said? Ha...... Ha...... Ha...... Ha! God help me! Doctor Yushi's face showed a little excitement and hideousness, he wanted to bring down Kong Rong so much that he was a little carried away when he heard the news for a while. He knew that Kong Rong's dissuasion of Cao Cao's southern expedition in the court today had made Cao Cao very unhappy, as long as he talked about this matter to Cao Cao now, he was afraid that Kong Rong would really ......, "Hmph, let you usually look down on me." Kong Wenju, this time, I'm afraid that your identity as a descendant of Shengyan won't be able to shine on you. Xi said gloomily. He knows very well what kind of irritable method Cao Cao used to start a fire: what the public discussion of the world, what the dissuasion of the ministers, what the unspoken rules restrict, as long as Cao Cao got angry, these things that he didn't have could definitely stop his thoughts of revenge, just like in the past when he launched a massacre against the people of Xuzhou in order to avenge his father.

"Prepare the horses! Prepare the horses! I'm going to see Prime Minister Cao! Thinking of this, Xi could no longer sit at home, but muttered loudly, and told his subordinates to prepare for themselves.

Cao Cao's official residence was not far from the palace, a jungle half the size of the palace. Cao Cao is also a person who likes pleasure, but he is known for his literary brilliance, and he knows what kind of pleasure will make people feel elegant and not extravagant. Just like his own mansion, although it is very large, because of the various settings in the layout, it does not make people feel that this mansion is gorgeous, but makes people feel that it is very elegant and simple. This is where Cao Cao is clever.

Although Xi Jian was not Cao Cao's direct courtier, it was still relatively easy to meet Cao Cao with his status as a royal historian. After just waiting at the door for a while, he was led to Cao Cao's side by the subordinates who had been notified to enter. At that time, Cao Cao was sitting on the desk in a side hall, reading the bamboo slips on the table.

"What's the matter with Dr. Xi here?" Cao Cao read the book very attentively, he didn't see the figure of Xi Wei coming in, he only listened to the footsteps of Xi Shu coming in, and then asked.

"I have come to inform the prime minister if I have something important." Xi said respectfully.

"Oh?" Cao Cao put down the scroll, and his face was full of smiling expressions

"Today's prime minister means the southern expedition, and we all hope that the prime minister will succeed and make the world unified, and the four seas are one. However, only Kong Rong had a different opinion on this, and also said that 'this is not benevolent to the benevolent', and it is none other than failure, which is a disaster to the army. Although Kong Rong is the son of Sheng Yangong, he is arrogant, has no good deeds, and insults the prime minister every day. It is kind to you and Heng, Heng praises Rong and says that Zhongni is immortal, and Rong praises Heng and says that Yan is revived. To the person who is insulted by Youheng is to make it also. Xi Xuan looked at Cao Cao's increasingly blackened face and said about Kong Rong, and said: "This is a huge stupidity in the court, and the prime minister must be guarded against." ”

"Rotten Confucianism dares to do this?" Cao Cao was originally deeply dissatisfied with Kong Rong's usual performance, and at this moment, when he heard this Xi worry, he couldn't help but explode: "Come on, let Tingwei go and put Kong Rong's family in prison for me, and press me to Caikou for execution at noon tomorrow." He ordered in annoyance to go down, all he wanted to behead Kong Rong. As a monarch, he really can't be a big belly, and he has always been angry about someone who offended him before. Although sometimes in order to show his thirst for talent and open-mindedness, he often customizes himself and makes himself not care about that. But once he has achieved absolute strength, his jealousy will often explode because of small things. Back then, Mi Heng scolded him naked, which was really excessive, so that he still has a grudge in his heart. He also knew that Kong Rong recommended Mi Heng to himself for his own good, but after Mi Heng insulted himself, he put Mi Heng's sin on Kong Rong and buried it deep in his heart until now.

With Cao Cao's power, it was still very easy to arrest an official in Xuchang, and the court lieutenants sent out quickly brought Kong Rong to Cao Cao. At that time, Kong Rong was already full of wine, and he stared at the front with cloudy eyes, but his eyes were very blank. Seeing his embarrassed appearance, Cao Cao frowned tightly and waved his hand in disgust, letting people suppress him. He picked it up again, and the bamboo roll he had just pulled down continued to look at it, while watching, while waiting for the Kong Rong family who was escorted.

Kong Rong's house is located in the southwest corner of Xuchang City, and it is an independent courtyard. Although he can find a good piece of land in the official district in the north of the city with his status, perhaps it is because he likes to be close to him as a literati. He ended up putting his home in the south of the city.

There is undoubtedly a long way to go from the north to the south of the city. Although those court captains came on horseback, because they had to arrest Kong Rong in advance, it was a little slow to arrest Kong Rong's family. When they were still there, still rushing on the road, there was news in the well in advance.

Kong Rong has two sons, the eldest is eight years old named Kong Shen, and the younger is six years old and Kong Heng, who is still out of childhood. At that time, I was sitting at home, enjoying the game of Go. Although they are not very old, their calm and solemn appearance makes people look very admirable. However, now is not the time to appreciate - Kong Rong has an accident outside, and naturally his family is anxious to report this: "Your father has been captured by Ting Wei, and he will be beheaded soon, why don't you quickly dodge?" If I am caught like this, I am afraid it will be difficult to survive. ”

If it were an ordinary child, it might have been frightened by the sudden bad news. But perhaps because Kong Rong had a good education for his two sons, these two little brothers who played chess with each other didn't panic much, they just sighed like adults, threw their children on the chessboard, and said, "What's the use of running away?" Under the broken nest, Ann has finished eggs? "No one would have thought that these two young children were so calm and saw through everything.

While he was talking, Ting Wei had already brought someone over. They violently pushed open the door of the Confucian Mansion and were about to come in to get people. For a while, chickens and dogs jumped, and the screams of the maids and the running of the subordinates became the most mainstream music in the house. As the two young children of the Kong family said, "Under the broken nest, there are eggs? "Even if the servants in this mansion don't have much to do with Kong Rong, the perpetrator, since they are the subordinates of the Kong family, it is undoubtedly a sure thing to hold together, which is something they don't want to do. Although they were also arrested and beheaded, there is no doubt that these subordinates will definitely be much more miserable than the rest of the Kong family. After all, they don't have any backstage.

The lieutenant who came in brought a lot of soldiers. Although with the family background of a literati like Kong Rong, it is unlikely that there will be any rebellious moves, but because there are many people to be held, if there are fewer people to take, I am afraid that escaping one or two will be a matter of losing my head. At present, this court lieutenant is doing things for Cao Cao seriously, and he doesn't dare to joke with his own head at all.

"Arrest everyone in the house. Dare to go against Cao Cheng, do you really think you are the emperor? Hmph, even the emperor didn't dare to do anything to Prime Minister Cao. Tingwei's face was black, and his face was full of beard, making it difficult to see his appearance. He was very arrogant, so arrogant that he raised Cao Cao to the same status as the emperor before Cao Cao revealed his ambition to rule on behalf of the Han. Maybe he really looked at Cao Cao like this in his heart, maybe he thought that this room full of people were all dead, and even if he said it like this, it would be okay.

"Really? Although Prime Minister Cao Cheng's hand is big, it may not be able to cover the whole sky. Just as Tingwei was arrogantly preparing to take down all the people of the Kong Rong family, a cold voice slammed behind Tingwei—at some point, behind him stood a young merchant dressed in white.

"You...... Who are you? Tingwei stammered. Because the sword in the hand of the man in white was standing upright on his neck, and cold sweat was falling from his forehead bit by bit, and he panicked in his heart, and the arrogance shown in front of him turned into a low voice of fear at this moment. When his life was in the hands of others, he really couldn't show the same composure as he used to be. When it comes to his temperament, as a high-ranking official, he is not even as good as the two children of the Kong family.

"Who am I? You'll know later. Now...... I'm not going to tell you. As for the purpose of my coming here today, it is very simple, and you can see that I just want to take away the two young masters of the Kong family. As he spoke, his sword-wielding hand leaned slightly against Tingwei's neck, gently strangling a bloody streak on his neck. This was a wordless warning, and with his next sentence, Tingwei's heart had already understood everything: "I think our Tingwei will not refuse to agree." ”

"You ......" Now the situation is stronger than people, and in the face of the guy who is holding his own life, Ting Wei is powerless even if he wants to resist. He wanted to turn to the soldiers around him for help, but at a slight glance, he noticed that almost every soldier had a man in white standing behind him. None of them are very old, but the momentum between the eyebrows is somewhat the same, which shows that they are all trained from the same place and the same organization.

"When did Xuchang actually come to so many disturbing characters? This is simply a dereliction of duty on the part of Jing Zhaoyin. There was a contradiction between Ting Wei and Jing Zhaoyin, not to mention that the facts in front of him were so obvious, no wonder he was suddenly annoyed.

However, no amount of anger could solve the problem at hand, and in the face of the many sharp blades hanging between his and his brother's necks, Ting Wei had no choice but to give in: "I promise......" He said cowardly as he shook his body. Between loyalty and small life, he finally chose small life. Originally, he was the court lieutenant of the imperial court and not Cao Cao's court lieutenant, and he was not loyal to Cao Cao.

"That's good." The man in white smiled and put away his sword, his left hand flew out like lightning, and he threw a pill directly and accurately into his mouth. "This is the Jiuchen Intestine Breaking Pill! It is made of a mixture of precious herbs such as broken intestine grass, crane top red, peacock gall bladder, etc., because my master controls it well, and it occurs about once every hour. At first, it was painful and weak, but gritting your teeth can endure it. However, the effect of this medicine lasted for nine hours. If you don't get the antidote I give you in nine hours, you will die in the middle of your liver. The man in white smiled and said, as if he was introducing something completely unrelated to him, and he didn't notice the frightened look on Tingwei's face when he heard what he said.

"No...... Don't be like that. The smile of the man in white was as terrifying as a demon's face in Tingwei's eyes. He hadn't heard the name of Jiuchen Broken Intestine Pill, but he had heard names like Broken Intestine Grass and Heding Red, which were highly poisonous things. Since the Jiuchen Intestine Breaking Pill was made from these things as the main medicine, the thing that he swallowed, even if it was not as on-time as the man in white said, was definitely a poison.

"No, it won't work. I'm still waiting for you to send us out of Xuchang City. The man in white said with a mischievous chuckle, he didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, as if he was doing something that was no more ordinary.

"That'...... Let's hurry up. I don't want to die yet. Ting Wei stammered and panicked, he was afraid that the other party's speed would slow down, so that the poison on his body would attack.

"Wait a minute. There are a few more cars to come. The man in white smiled, but walked up to the two children of the Kong family, looked at them calmly, and said to them in a serious tone as if facing a peer: "I plan to take you out of here." ”

"Why?" The elder brother Kong Shen asked.

"Do you want to die just now?" The man in white looked at them with a strange look in his eyes.

"I don't want to, but there's nothing I can do until you arrive. I can only look at it as much as I can. Kong Shen shrugged his shoulders helplessly like an adult, and his words were full of silence. He looked at the man in white, like a child looking at his elders, and asked softly, "Can you go and save my father?" ”

"I can't! Our strength is not enough, and if we want to accomplish something in this world, we have to use our strength to speak. And with our current strength, it's already very reluctant to save the two of you. The man in white seemed to understand that these two little guys were very smart, so he directly told them some of the situation on his side.

"Isn't Daddy dead?" Because someone protected him, the young Kong Heng regained the fragility of a child.

The man in white was speechless, just silently took the hands of the two brothers and walked towards the gate. The carriage had arrived, and it was time for them to leave. To the two brothers who were grieving for themselves, the man in white just said softly: "With our current ability, there is no way to prevent the occurrence of evil, but we still have time to train ourselves and make ourselves stronger, so that we can have the opportunity to take revenge on the evil in the future." ”

"Is this likely to work?" Although the two young children were a little more precocious in mind than the other humans, they still seemed to understand such profound words.

"Of course it's possible." The man in white nodded: "Seven years ago, I also thought that I still had no chance to avenge my parents. But seven years later, I became more and more convinced that nothing I couldn't do as long as I worked hard. I hate Cao Cao the same as you, because I am from Xuzhou. ”

When the man in white said this, everyone clearly understood. After all, what Cao Cao did in Xuzhou many years ago is already famous all over the world.

The group escorted a carriage to the south gate of Xuchang. Because of the presence of soldiers and generals, the people on the street thought that this was the official family who took his family out of the city to play and avoided it. Xuchang is now the capital of the Han Dynasty, although after continuous expansion, the scale of the city is not as good as Chang'an, which has been operating for hundreds of years, and Luoyang, which has gradually recovered in recent years, but because the emperor is stationed here, the people of Xuchang also have a little consciousness of the people of the capital. Since there are so many high-ranking officials in Xuchang City, it is natural that the scene of traveling on weekdays will not be small. Compared with those hundreds or thousands of escort teams at every turn, the team of 100 people rushing to the south gate at this moment seemed very ordinary. The people stood by the roadside and watched, talking with a normal heart, and there was some envy in their words.

People always think that what is not their own is the best. They never imagined that the procession of soldiers escorting them out of the city was actually controlled, and they did not expect that sitting on the rickety carriage were actually two important criminals of Prime Minister Cao Cheng's "Qin" -- eight-year-old Kong Shen and six-year-old Kong Heng.

Out of Xuchang City, he didn't receive much reproach at all. Although the officers guarding the gate did not receive a notice that a team of senior officials was going to go out through their south gate, they still let them go in a very honorable manner in line with the principle that what is convenient for others is what is convenient for them. It doesn't seem to blame them for dereliction of duty. After all, although Cao Cao's southern expedition order has become an edict of the emperor in the imperial court, the specific things have not been implemented one by one, Xuchang City is still as calm as before, and the vigilance of the natural city has not been improved much.

Out of the south of the city, they walked almost three miles like this, and the group turned into a forest. They looked north through the woods, and there was no trace of Xuchang City faintly, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, even the man in white was no exception. Xuchang is Cao Cao's territory, and it is also a troublesome thing to save people on such a territory, even if it is only two unimportant prisoners. Although everything had gone smoothly so far, Cao Cao's prestige still weighed on their hearts like a mountain. Doing such a thing behind Cao Cao's back, they were really scared in their hearts, and they couldn't help but be careful and careful in their actions.

Entering the woods, the man in white sent a few of his men to protect the car, and asked the lieutenant to gather all the soldiers under him.

"There are family members standing on the left side of Xuchang, and there are no family members standing on the right side of Xuchang's station, you are divided into two teams and you all stand up straight for me." The man in white shouted loudly, asking Captain Ting to divide the soldiers under him into two teams.

This was a very simple matter, but Ting Wei saw a trace of ill will in the flash of sharpness in the eyes of the man in white. "What exactly do you want to do?" Ting Wei asked with some trepidation.

"Nor do anything. You also know what kind of person Cao Cao is, are you sure that today's events will not be said? The man in white leaned close to Tingwei's face and whispered in his ear.

"This ......," Lieutenant Tingwei hesitated with some trepidation. He knew that although today's events were forced for him, it was a betrayal for Cao Cao. There is no impermeable wall in the world, and since he is on this boat, it is obviously impossible to go back to Xuchang to be an official. All of this was caused by the person in front of him-Ting Wei glared at the man in white in annoyance, and asked angrily and helplessly, "What else do you want?" Do you want me to come along? ”

"It's a beautiful thought." The man in white chuckled and shook his head, "We're not in the mood to take you with us. I'm just giving you a reminder: Xuchang can't go back, but that's just for you. If you want to fall into the grass, you also need to consider the issue of military morale. For soldiers, it doesn't matter who they are. ”

"I see." Tingwei Huo Ran was taken aback, raised his head, and said almost through gritted teeth: "Thank you for your concern." What about the antidote...... He still remembers what he was forced to eat in front of him.

"It's all here. There were eighty-three pills in total, just enough for the number on the right. I think you should know how to do it. The man in white was still smiling, and handed Ting Wei a small porcelain bottle.

"Hmm!" Ting Wei didn't say anything more, just silently put away the things, and then asked, "Can I go?" ”

"Please!" The man in white nodded with a smile, then turned away: "You are gone, I should also go." He rose to his feet, leaped swiftly from treetop to treetop, and galloped to catch up with the carriage that was going ahead of him.

Looking at the figure of the man in white in the distance, Ting Wei looked at the still silent woods, and a stern flash flashed in his eyes. He muttered to himself, "What a great place to be." ”

Moments later, the screams of slaughter echoed through the woods. Heavy blood quickly filled the entire forest.