At the end of December of the second year of Zhongping, on the eve of the New Year, Cao Ying, Jiang Zhe and others finally returned to Xuchang.

Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Xiahou Yuan, Li Dian, Le Jin and other generals put more than 10,000 high-quality horses into the military camp outside Xuchang City, and Cao Ying and Jiang Zhe and Xiahou Xuan, Zhao Yun, Li Tong, Dian Wei and other generals returned to Xuchang first.

Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai followed Cao Ying's order, counted the harvest of Jizhou one by one and then reported it, looking at the extremely irresponsible Jiang Zhe and running away, the two looked at the mountains of baggage, grain and grass, and only looked at each other with a wry smile and were speechless.

Thinking about the two wives in the family, Jiang Zhe, Li Tong and Zhao Yun hurriedly returned to Situ Jiang's mansion, and Cao Ying, who had explained some important affairs to Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, had already left the barracks, and Jiang Zhe and others were no longer there.

"Righteousness is true!" Cao Ying shook his head, and Dian Wei stepped on two horses and headed towards Xuchang, saying that these two war horses were two of the more than 10,000 war horses that flickered from Yuan Shao in Jizhou, and Cao Ying couldn't smile bitterly whenever he remembered the scene.

"I miss my Cao Mengde I's British name...... Drive! Cao Ying waved his whip and rode away, and Dian Wei next to him followed closely, but looking at the swaying appearance of the war horse under Dian Wei, people couldn't help but pinch a cold sweat.

I, Cao Mengde, are back! Looking at the familiar Xuchang City Gate, Cao Ying had a smile on his face, and said secretly in his heart, Okay, Shouyi, leave me to accompany your two wives, hehe, I don't want you to get your wish...... Kindness?

Suddenly, Cao Ying's face changed slightly, and he looked at several burned houses near the north gate in astonishment, and looked around in surprise.

"Phew!" As soon as Dian Wei's legs were clamped, he asked the horse under his crotch to stand in place, and said to Cao Ying strangely, "Lord, why did you stop? ”

I saw Cao Ying's solemn expression, and slowly rode his horse towards the city to stab the Shifu, Dian Wei touched his head suspiciously, and drove the horse under his crotch to follow behind Cao Ying.

A moment later, the two finally came to the Assassin's Mansion, looking at the corner that had been burned by the fire earlier, Cao Ying's face became worse and worse, turned over and dismounted and handed the reins to the guards in front of the Assassin's Mansion, and Dian Wei and the two hurriedly entered.

Just when Xun Yu was working in the mansion, Wen Ren frowned now, but when he raised his eyes, he was stunned to see Cao Ying walking in with a solemn face, and hurriedly got up and bowed and said, "Xun Yu has seen the lord!" ”

Cheng Yu and Li Ru also stood up and saluted.

Cao Ying waved his hand and said to Xun Yu and the other three in a deep voice, "Wen Ruo, you came from the north gate, and you saw countless wrecks of houses in the city all the way, this is ...... Why is that? ”

"This ......" Xun Yu lowered his head and hesitated for a while before saying, "Qiyu Lord, it is after the Lord Duke and Shouyi went north to Jizhou, there are people in the city who have two intentions and plot to rebel, so that they ......"

“…… What a guts! Cao Ying's face turned cold, and he said angrily, "Who dares to be so presumptuous?" ”

Xun Yu frowned and lowered his head silently, and Cheng Yu next to him said lightly, "Lord Qiqi, it's Zongzheng Liu Ai and Weiwei Yang Feng!" As he spoke, Cheng Yu told Cao Ying about the turmoil that happened in Xuchang.

"Liu ......" Cao Ying was taken aback in his heart, his face was very incredible, and he paced a few steps in the hall, thinking in his heart.

"Liu Ai!" Cao Ying sneered, pointed in the direction of the palace, and stopped talking, but after a long time, he sighed angrily and sighed, and said again and again, "How can this be reasonable, how can this be reasonable!" ”

"Lord!" Xun Yu called Cao Ying worriedly.

"How can it be!" Cao Ying strode to an empty seat and sat down, slapped the table and said, "I, Cao Mengde, am so worried about the Han family, but I never thought of ......it" Saying this, he got up and bowed his hand to Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and Li Ru, and said sincerely, "If it weren't for you, I would be homeless!" ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be!" Xun Yu and the other three hurriedly returned the salute.

"Yuan Shu!" Cao Ying took a deep breath and said coldly, "You actually took advantage of my absence to try to ...... You wait, this revenge will be avenged by Cao Mengde! ”

Cheng Yu looked at Cao Ying, who was domineering and awe-inspiring at the moment, secretly praised in his heart, and said with a little smile, "Lord, I don't know what you want to do with these rebellious ......"

"Zhongde!" Xun Yu drank Cheng Yu in shock and anger.

"Huh?" Cao Ying's face was stunned for a while, he looked at the strange smile on Cheng Yu's face suspiciously, he seemed to have an understanding in his heart, and after thinking for a long time, he said, "Since Liu Ai has already fallen, I, Cao Mengde, will let him go once; And Yang Feng has always been arrogant, this time it will be unforgivable, he will be killed in the vegetable market and his body will be abandoned...... Well, just abandon the corpse, I'm afraid that Shouyi will come to talk about me again...... Hehe! ”

Looking at Cao Ying's bored self-deprecation, Cheng Yu said with a faint smile beside him, "Isn't this cheaper, Yang Feng?" ”

"Oh?" Cao Ying looked at Cheng Yu suspiciously, "So what do you want?" ”

Before Cheng Yu could answer, Li Ru opposite Cheng Yu said lightly, "Since ancient times, the intention of rebellion has always been to kill the nine clans, according to my opinion, kill all of them to set an example!" ”

Cao Ying opened his mouth and was about to speak, when suddenly Xun Yu arched his hand beside him and said, "Lord, although Yang Feng is a crime and deserves death, everyone in his clan is innocent, if the lord can deal with it leniently, the people of the world will promote the benevolence of the lord!" ”

Cao Ying looked at Li Ru and then at Xun Yu, and his face was hesitant.

"So be it!" Cheng Yu smiled faintly and said, "The Yang Feng Mansion will be confiscated, and all the men in the clan will be filled with the army, and the women will ...... Hmph, according to the practice of the Han Dynasty! ”

"......" Xun Yu was very unbearable in his heart, but looked at Cao Ying, and finally said, "Lord, is this good?" ”

Unexpectedly, Cao Ying didn't have the heart to take care of this matter, he was worried about another thing in his heart, and when he heard Xun Yu's words, he nodded and said, "You can discuss this matter with Shouyi,...... Let's go somewhere first! With that, he turned around and walked out.

Xun Yu was shocked in his heart, he had already vaguely guessed where Cao Ying was going, and called out in surprise, "Lord ......" but before he could shout, he was pulled by Cheng Yu beside him and showed his eyes.

"Alas!" With a long sigh, Xun Yu had no choice but to return to his seat, but he couldn't calm down for a long time.

Refined...... How, exactly?

Xuchang Palace!

Just when Liu Xie, the son of heaven, had just received a report that Cao Ying had entered Xuchang, and Dong Cheng and Dong Cheng were uneasy in their hearts.

And Sima Lang next to him looked at the pair of monarchs and ministers indifferently, and secretly shook his head in his heart.

"Pedal Pedal Pedal T Suddenly, there was a burst of broken steps outside the palace, and then a eunuch hurriedly entered, facing Liu Xiebai and said, "Your Majesty, Fei Tinghou and Hu Ben Zhonglang will ask Lord Cao to see!" ”

"Huh?" Liu Xie's face was shocked, and he glanced at Dong Cheng, who was also surprised, paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, and said hesitantly, "Just say that I am unwell today, I don't see it!" ”

"This ......," the eunuch said in embarrassment, "Lord Cao said it, and now it is ...... Are you going to see Your Majesty today? ”

"What?" Liu Xie's face turned red, and he said angrily, "How dare he say that? He...... He...... How can this be justified, how can this be justified! ”

Immediately, Liu Xie turned his head to look at Dong Cheng and said angrily, "Guozhang, what do you want me to do now?" ”

Dong Cheng frowned and pondered for a moment, and finally remained silent.

Looking at Dong Cheng's appearance, Liu Xie was furious in his heart, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Sima Lang sneering beside him out of the corner of his eye, took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Aiqing has a good plan?" ”

Sima Lang smiled slightly, and said to the eunuch, "Go, go and call Lord Cao in!" ”

The eunuch secretly glanced at Liu Xie and bowed his head and waited for Liu Xie's reply.

"You!" Liu Xie's tone was sluggish, and he said to Sima Lang with an unkind expression, "What does Aiqing mean by this?" ”

"Huh!" Sima Lang smiled faintly, looked coldly at the direction of the door and said, "At this moment, it's not that Your Majesty doesn't want to see it, so you can't see it!" However, Your Majesty can also rest assured, Your Majesty is the king, Lord Cao is the minister, the monarch and the minister are different, how can Lord Cao risk the disapproval of the world...... Oh, Your Majesty is at ease! ”

"......" Liu Xie glanced at Sima Lang deeply, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, pointed to the eunuch and said, "Go, pass Cao Mengde in!" ”

"Yes!" The eunuch retreated in a hurry.

Seeing Liu Xie looking straight at him, Sima Lang smiled slightly, arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty is wise!" ”

"Humph!" Liu Xie snorted coldly and said angrily, "Aiqing has a lot of talent, but he doesn't want to help me!" ”

"Definitely!" Sima Lang shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Since Your Majesty doesn't want to help Your Majesty, then the grass people will come up with a plan for Your Majesty, but ...... Your Majesty dares to use it or not, so you don't care about the grass people! ”

"Huh?" Liu Xie's face was a little confused, and he raised his hand and said, "Come on!" ”

Sima Lang arched his hand to Liu Xie, and said with a light smile, "The grass people remember that there are more than 100 guards beside Your Majesty, and when Cao Mengde is inside, why doesn't Your Majesty hide the henchmen and guards around him, and kill them all together with an order, even if Cao Mengde is excellent in martial arts, how can he be able to defeat more than 100 people?" Afterwards, he can be charged with disrespect......"

"Hiss......" Liu Xie gasped when he heard this, and even Dong Cheng looked at Sima Lang with a shocked expression.

"Don't ......" Liu Xie was flustered in his heart, shook his head and said again and again, "If this is the case, there is no place to bury me!" ”

"Huh!" Sima Lang laughed and said, "In this way, it's not that the grass people don't want to help Your Majesty, but that Your Majesty doesn't want to use the grass people's strategy...... Since Lord Cao is here at this moment, he must have to discuss with His Majesty again, and the grass people will leave! ”

"Boda!" Liu Xie looked at Sima Lang and saluted him and turned to leave, shocked and angry in his heart.

Dong Cheng was also panicked at this moment, and arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, that Cao Mengde must be angry in his heart, and came to ask for an explanation, although Sima Boda's strategy is inappropriate, but it can also prevent that Cao Mengde...... Hasty! ”

"Humph!" Liu Xie sneered and shook his head, and said lightly, "Guozhang, you should also step down, I will meet that Cao Mengde alone!" ”

"This ......" Although Dong Cheng was willing to do so in his heart, he always had to say good things, so he hesitated and said, "What if Cao Mengde rises up and fights?" ”

"Humph! If Cao Mengde wants to pacify the world, then he will never dare to move! What am I afraid of? Stand down! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Dong Cheng gave up his hand and hurriedly exited the house, but he didn't expect that as soon as he walked out of the house, he bumped into Cao Ying and Dian Wei head-on.

Looking at Cao Ying's ice-like eyes, Dong Cheng was secretly shocked in his heart, and hurried over with his head down.

"Humph!" Cao Ying didn't come to embarrass him, but he secretly regretted that this old man had never participated in the rebellion, otherwise it would be annoying to cut it with a knife.

Ling Dian Wei was guarding the door, not allowing others to enter, Cao Ying was dressed and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, the minister Cao Ying asks to see!" ”

"Aiqing, please come in!" Liu Xie called inside.

Cao Ying entered, bowed to the ground, and sang in his mouth, "The minister Cao Ying has seen Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!" ”

"Aiqing is flat!" It's a failure...... Liu Xie sighed secretly in his heart, waved his hand and said softly, "Aiqing, please take a seat!" ”

"No need!" Unexpectedly, Cao Ying got up slowly, and looked at Liu Xie's eyes full of anger, in Liu Xie's stunned eyes, Cao Ying said angrily, "The minister dares to ask Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he has never treated His Majesty badly, why does Your Majesty treat me like this?" ”

(To be continued)