Cao Cāo was fully armed, sat behind the case, watched Guo Jia walk in, and was taken aback: "Fengxiao? ”

Guo Jia arched his hand with a smile: "General Wei, when you see each other, don't you even have a cup of tea?" ”

Cao Cāo rolled his eyes, laughed, and waved his hand boldly: "Come on, serve tea." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" squeezed his eyes at Guo Jia again: "Fengxiao, this is a good tea I just bought from Jiangling Tea Market, you have to taste it." ”

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey." Guo Jia didn't shirk it, and sat down on the seat next to him. After a short time, the two tea boys came in to boil water and cook tea, the tea in the room was overflowing, Cao Cāo and Guo Jia talked and laughed, and talked about the gossip of the South China Sea and the North for a few days, and the atmosphere was very harmonious, until the tea boy served the tea and withdrew, and Cao Cāo raised his hand to invite.

"Fengxiao, taste it, and see how this Yi tea is better than the tea in the palace of the king of Chu."

Guo Jia took a sip with a smile, raised his eyebrows, and said in surprise: "General Wei, this is the best jade dragon?" ”

Cao cāo slapped his thigh and laughed loudly: "Sure enough, he is a person from the Chu Palace, the first in the world in the tea ceremony, and he tasted it in one bite." Hehe, yes, this is the best jade dragon, I bought it back for a lot of money. Why, the Chu Wangfu also has it? ”

"Yes, but very little." Guo Jia took another sip and slowly tasted it for a long time, then put down the white porcelain cup like white jade and praised it: "In this way, there is finally another person in Luoyang City who can taste the best jade dragon." ”

Cao Cāo raised his eyebrows: "There were people before?" ”

"Yes." Guo Jia sighed, "General Wei doesn't know that this superb jade dragon is a new species that has just been discovered. There have always been good things. The merchants will choose to send it to the palace of the king of Chu, and the king likes it at a glance, but the amount of this tea is very small, only a pound of surplus every year, and the king does not dare to use it for himself. sent this catty of tea to Luoyang, half of it was given to the Queen Mother, and half was given to King Chu Hui. Keep only a few odds for yourself. Unexpectedly, there were unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and in the blink of an eye. King Chu Hui fell off the cliff and died, abandoning us and waiting for the clouds. The Queen Mother was even more bizarre, she died inexplicably in front of the palace and His Majesty. When the king received the newly arrived jade dragon some time ago, he secretly wept. It is said that there is no one in Luoyang who can taste the taste of the jade dragon now. I didn't expect ......" He shook his head: "Now there is General Wei again, how fortunate it is." ”

Cao Cāo's eyes flickered, and he was silent. Of course, he would not fully believe Guo Jia's words. Liu Xiu sent this kind of tea to the Empress Dowager Song and King Chu Hui, he believed it, but to say that only these two people in the whole of Luoyang had tasted the Jade Dragon Tea, it would be a bit mysterious. The reason why he bought the jade dragon at any expense as soon as he saw it in Jiangling this time was because he had drunk it before, and it was given by Song Qi, and Song Qi's tea came from the reward of the Empress Dowager Song in the palace.

But Guo Jia borrowed the two people mentioned by tea, especially the latter. It made Cao Cāo very uncomfortable. Cao Cāo did not believe that the death of the Empress Dowager Song was the hand of the little emperor, because there was nothing good for the little emperor to kill the queen mother Song, and the current rumors that were unfavorable to the emperor were all over the place, which is a clear proof. With his understanding of Xiao Tianzi, he believed that Xiao Tianzi would not do such a stupid thing. Even if you want to kill. Can't pick another opportunity, but let the Empress Dowager Song die in front of him, and trap himself in a place where he can't justify?

But the death of the Empress Dowager Song was also a great harm to him. The Empress Dowager Song maintained the interests of the Song family and those related to the Song family. The Empress Dowager Song is in one day, and the Song family can enjoy one more day, and the Empress Dowager Song dies. Although it can't be said that people go to tea and cool, it is only a matter of time before it declines. For the Song family, which has no talents, the death of the Empress Dowager Song is the fall of the sky.

So who killed the Empress Dowager Song? Why didn't Xiao Tianzi track down the murderer, without any explanation, and treat it as a normal death if nothing happened, what is the reason for this? Originally, Cao Cāo still suspected that it was Liu Xiu's hand, but now it seems that it doesn't look like it. Guo Jia's intention has been revealed from this sentence, Liu Xiu sent Guo Jia such a close confidant, his intention is also very clear, and there is no need to say more about sincerity. Liu Xiu wanted to continue to join forces with him, Cao Cāo, in order to win his support at the expense of transferring the wealth of the Song family, which was what Guo Jia meant by the best jade dragon, to his Cao family. This is not much different from the situation before the death of the Empress Dowager Song, and Liu Xiu did not have a motive to kill the Empress Dowager Song.

So who benefits from this? Who exactly is the enemy? Cao Cāo was puzzled.

Seeing that Cao Cāo didn't speak, Guo Jia didn't make a sound, just slowly sipping the tea, and he couldn't see too much expression on his face. After a long time, Cao Cāo smiled gloomily: "Fengxiao, since it is valued by the King of Chu, then I will not lie to you." Fengxiao, you told me, what did he come to Luoyang for? ”

Guo Jia's smile flashed, and there was a little more anger on his handsome face: "Of course it's to ask for justice." ”

"Justice, what justice?"

"King Chu Hui's justice." Guo Jia stared at Cao Cāo: "I wonder if the Song family and General Wei are in the mood to seek justice for the Empress Dowager Song?" If the death of King Chu Hui was accidentally falling off a cliff and could barely hide people's eyes, then the death of the Empress Dowager Song did not even have such an excuse, which is too much to say. ”

Cao Cāo looked at Guo Jia and did not speak.

Guo Jia smiled slightly, but his smile was full of indifference and anger after precipitation: "Of course, if General Wei adheres to the three outlines and five constants of Master Dong, then you can also be your loyal ministers, and the king of my family will come forward to seek justice for the Empress Dowager Song, in order to repay the Empress Dowager's kindness to the king back then. ”

Cao Cāo's eyelids jumped twice, and he could hear Liu Xiu's determination. Broken bones, at any cost? That is to say, no matter what Cao Cāo's attitude is, the Chu Wangfu has already decided. If you support it, we are allies, and if you oppose it, we are enemies. This is Liu Xiu forcing him to make a statement.

Cao Cāo was very embarrassed, he didn't want to seek justice for the Empress Dowager Song, even Liu Xiu did not hesitate to seek justice from the Son of Heaven for the sake of the grace of the year, and what reason did the Cao family, who had in-laws with the Song family, not stand up and say something? But this is royal, not an ordinary family. When an ordinary woman is wronged, of course her mother's family has to go to the door and ask for an explanation, even if it is a blow and bloodshed, it is just a civil dispute. If you hit the Son of Heaven Gate, it is not an ordinary dispute, it is a rebellion. The Son of Heaven may turn all your reasons into empty words with an edict.

"It seems that General Wei is a defender." Guo Jia drank all the tea in the cup and cheered up: "In that case, does General Wei want to send my head to the Son of Heaven to show his loyalty?" If needed, Jia is waiting here, and if not, then Jia will say goodbye. ”

Cao Cāo hurriedly stood up and waved his hand again and again, signaling Guo Jia not to worry. He smiled bitterly: "Fengxiao, I have been friends with the King of Chu for many years, and I still don't know what he is?" If he can disobey the world, how can I stay out of it? It's just that it's a big matter, you let me think about it again, and discuss it with my subordinates, I always have to think it through, don't you say? ”

Guo Jia smiled: "This is natural, General Wei might as well think about it slowly and consider it in many ways." If the virtuous subordinates are not enough to help the general make a decision, you might as well use external forces. Ru Ying Duo Qishi, only my Guo family, there are countless people who are taller than my Guo Jiacai, such as my uncle, if the general needs it, I can introduce it on my behalf. Hahaha......"

Cao Cāo was embarrassed, smiled and invited Guo Jia to re-seat, refilled the tea, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Fengxiao, I won't tell you that when His Royal Highness the King of Chu first arrived in Luoyang, I met him." After getting to know him, I felt that the friends I had made before, no matter how famous they were, were all local chickens and dogs, not worth mentioning. Sure enough, within a few years, he was thriving, rising to the top, leading countless heroes to bend their waists. You also know, although I Cao Cāo has no knowledge, but I am also a person who thinks very highly of myself, and I don't think much of those so-called famous men and sages and sons of families, but only to His Royal Highness the King of Chu......" He raised his thumb and said seriously: "That's admiration." ”

Guo Jia smiled: "Actually, the king of my family has no strengths, just treating people with sincerity and benefiting others." ”

Cao Cāo nodded knowingly.

After Cao Cāo settled Guo Jia, he immediately convened his cronies to discuss, and after urgent consultations, he gave Guo Jia an answer. The Chu Wangfu seeks justice, and everyone in the world will support it, but the scope of the impact can only be limited to the imperial court, and it is best to control it within the imperial city. This is done for the sake of the safety of the people of Luoyang, Luoyang has a large population, and once there is a rebellion, the loss will definitely not be small. The second is for the sake of the Han Dynasty, after all, Liu Xiu is also a clan, presumably he will not want to overthrow the Han Dynasty, if Yuan Shao's kind of traitor has an opportunity, it will be very bad.

Guo Jia agreed, and immediately wrote a reply, which Cao Cāo sent to Yique Pass after seeing it, while he himself continued to stay in Cao Cāo's camp as a hostage. After Liu Xiu received the reply, he rewarded the messenger again, and asked someone to bring a message to Cao Cāo, half-jokingly saying, don't treat Guo Jia badly, if he loses weight, I only ask you, you must seek justice for him.

Cao Cāo laughed, patted Guo Jia's shoulder and said, Your king really values you.

After receiving Cao Cāo's tacit approval, Liu Xiu set off from Yique Pass again. This time, he didn't make any stops, and it only took one day to rush to Luoyang City. He did not go directly to the city, but stayed in the Tai Chi Taoist Hall in the southern suburbs. The Tai Chi Dao Pavilion has always been the property of the Chu Palace, and it is managed by An Quan and Luo. Hearing that the King of Chu was coming, An Quan and his wife had already made preparations and cleaned up the hall, not only summoning the cooks from each branch, but also inviting all the famous restaurants in Luoyang City to prepare meals for the army led by Liu Xiu. The 10,000-strong military camp adjacent to Taixue caused quite a stir, and also made the people inside and outside Luoyang feel the threat of war.

For a while, the atmosphere in Luoyang suddenly became tense, and the murderous aura brought by Liu Xiu condensed into a long halberd with cold light, and the halberd pointed directly at the Son of Heaven in the palace. At the same time, the rumors about the mysterious death of Liu Yuanqi, the king of Chuhui, and the Empress Dowager Song, were like a gust of wind, blowing all over Luoyang in a short period of time.

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