readx;?“ Do you mean that the eldest son of the emperor is really in Yecheng? Cao Cāo slowly put down Yuan Tan's letter of surrender, frowned slightly, and looked at Zhang Miao, who was a little proud. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Zhang Miao and he are old friends, when they were young, they were not much together in Luoyang, Zhang Miao's family is rich, and he is a man who fights for righteousness and wealth, and is ranked among the eight chefs. Although he has no talent, he has a good reputation.

Zhang Miao nodded, "Can I say a few words to you alone?" ”

Cao Cāo's eyes flashed, hesitated for a moment, and glanced at Chen Gong and the others next to him. Chen Gong and the others got up and retreated, and only Cao Cāo and Zhang Miao were left in the big tent. They weren't worried about anything, Cao Miao's martial arts skills were far above Zhang Miao's, and it was unlikely that Zhang Miao would attack Cao Cāo, and now that Yecheng was besieged, Zhang Miao and they only wanted to talk about some surrender conditions, and they would never do such a crazy thing.

"Now you can speak." Cao Cāo took two teacups from the case, turned around and took out some tea from the back tent, poured a cup of tea for Zhang Miao, picked up one by himself, and sipped slowly.

Zhang Miao was not in a hurry, he picked up the teacup, sniffed it first, and praised: "Good tea!" ”

"Of course it's good, it's the best jade dragon." Cao Cāo laughed: "This is for the sake of our former friendship, so that you can taste it, and others can't take a look at it." ”

"The best jade dragon?" Zhang Miao smiled slightly: "It is said that it was originally a tribute tea, and only Queen Lingsi can drink it?" ”

Cao Cāo nodded, smiling silently. They are talking about tea, but in fact, they are talking about the grace that only relatives can have. The Empress Dowager Song has already died, and she is called Queen Lingsi, and Song Feng, the general, has become a princess, which is more of a glory, but it means that the wealth of the Song family is still guaranteed, but Cao Cāo has become the person who inherits the power of the Song family, so he can drink the best jade dragon.

Zhang Miao smiled slightly: "In the four hundred years since the founding of the Han family, there has never been a vassal king and a general. Could it be that His Royal Highness the King of Chu still wants to marry his daughter to His Majesty? At the beginning, they married each other with the same surname, and it has become a laughing stock. That's it, after all, I didn't know that he was also a clan at the time. The same root and the same origin, now that I know it, do I still want to marry the same race? Is this kind of incestuous act really done? ”

In this chapter, the madman is hand-beaten) argued strongly: "Although the general is usually a relative, it does not mean that only a relative can do it. His Royal Highness the King of Chu has martial arts and is powerful in the world, he is not a general, who is qualified to do it? ”

"Yes, the king of Chu has martial arts and is powerful in the world. I'd rather ask Meng De a question. Will he be satisfied with just the Great General? ”

Cao Cāo was silent, as if he had not heard it.

Zhang Miao continued: "The reason why you can still be a general of the guards now, and you can still drink this superb jade dragon, is not because you Cao Mengde has the ability to use soldiers. Mengde, we have been friends for many years, don't say anything about those scenes, you ask yourself, if Jizhou is pacified. Will the King of Chu go further? At that time, will you still be able to drink this superb jade dragon? ”

A cold light flashed in Cao Cāo's eyes: "If you want to learn Wuzhi, then you are wrong." Although I can't use soldiers as well as Han Xin. But not stupid. ”

"You're not Han Xin, and I'm not Wu Zhi." Zhang Miao pointed to Cao Cāo's heart, and then to himself. "We were all once courtiers of the Great Han."

Cao Cāo snorted, dismissive.

"I have already told you, the eldest son of the emperor is in Yecheng. Although he is a concubine, after all, he is closer than the king of Chu. If Liu Xiu wants to inherit the throne, I am afraid that he will have to consider the eldest son of the emperor first. Zhang Miao was not in a hurry, "I don't think Liu Xiu will do it himself, he will definitely fake someone else, but I don't know if this person will be you Cao Mengde." ”

"The eldest son of the emperor is not in my hands." Cao Cāo sneered. "If he dies at your hands, I think the king of Chu will be very willing to see it."

"You can't see it." Zhang Miao smiled: "We will do our best to protect the emperor's eldest son, and when necessary, we will also protect him to rush out." It's just that at that time, you, Cao Mengde, tried to kill the emperor's eldest son for his own meritorious service. I'm afraid I can't escape. I think Your Majesty doesn't have the strength to deal with the King of Chu, but there is still some way to deal with you. And that King of Chu will probably be happy to see you unlucky. ”

Cao Cāo gently put down the teacup, put his hands in front of his abdomen, and muttered. Zhang Miao's words hit him to the point at once. What Liu Xiu and Xiao Tianzi said in the palace, he didn't know now, he asked Song Feng, Song Feng didn't understand too much, he fainted at the time, and when he woke up, the palace was in a mess. Liu Xiu was injured, Xiao Tianzi was frightened, and a woman with an ugly face had multiple serious injuries and was already exhausted.

Later, Liu Xiu and Xiao Tianzi said that the woman was the monk who had tried to assassinate Liu Xiu in Jiangling, and she was the master of the Xianbei King Tan Shi Huai, and she had come to avenge Tan Shi Huai. After an assassination attempt in Jiangling, he went to the palace, kidnapped Xiao Tianzi, hid in the palace for many years, and prepared to assassinate Liu Xiu again, and the Empress Dowager Song died in her hands. Fortunately, Liu Xiu burst out of his potential at a critical moment, broke through his realm, killed the woman in one fell swoop, and saved Xiao Tianzi. In order to reward Liu Xiu for his rescue efforts, he broke the convention, worshiped him as a general, and let him be in charge of the world's soldiers and horses.

This story was said by Liu Xiu and Xiao Tianzi, and it stands to reason that it should be credible, but Cao Cāo always felt that something was wrong. The question that Xiao Tianzi might be Liu Xiu's bloodline surfaced in his mind again, if this was the collusion of their father and son, then what? Didn't the throne inadvertently transfer to the line of the King of Chu? Why can't the death of the Empress Dowager Song be the hand of their father and son, just to hide this fact?

If this is the case, then after pacifying the world, the power of the Empress Dowager Song and her family will be weakened, and Song Feng's family needless to say, they have little room for resistance, and Liu Xiu's main target may be his Cao cāo. The world is calm, and he, General Wei, should also put Nanshan on horseback, unload his armor and return to the field. Handing over the military power, for him, is equivalent to the tiger and leopard being pulled out of the minions, and it will not be at Liu Xiu's disposal in the future?

Therefore, Cao Cāo did not want Liu Xiu to go too smoothly, if there was no person or thing that made Liu Xiu scruples, the Cao family would be driven out of the court sooner or later along with the Song family. The appearance of the emperor's eldest son gave him this opportunity, but it was also a crisis. Liu Xiu definitely didn't want the emperor's eldest son to be alive in the world, otherwise once the news that the little emperor was his bloodline spread, his situation would be very embarrassing. But he can't kill the emperor's eldest son, otherwise his suspicion will be even greater.

Then, killing the eldest son of the Emperor by others is the best result for Liu Xiu.

Yuan Tan doesn't want to carry this black cauldron, so he should carry it?

Cao cāo weighed it for a long time. Anyway, the eldest son of the emperor is the son of the first emperor, if he dies at his hands, he will not be able to escape the blame in the future, even if Liu Xiu does not let him carry the black cauldron, others will point to his backbone.

"I can't decide on this." Cao Cāo finally said: "I want to ask the general that he is the supreme commander of this battle, not me. ”

Zhang Miao smiled: "Okay, you inform him, and we will talk to him." ”

Cao Cāo also smiled. "You have to protect the eldest son of the emperor, I heard that the eldest son of the emperor is in Yecheng just now, there are a lot of people, if you surrender and can't see the eldest son of the emperor, I am afraid that you will not be able to explain."

"Don't worry, the eldest son of the emperor is very safe now, and no one can find him." Zhang Miao got up, arched his hand in a dashing manner, and walked away. Cao Cāo thought alone for a long time, and invited Chen Gong, Cheng Yu and others to discuss for a long time, and finally felt that it was most appropriate for Liu Xiu to deal with this matter, otherwise there would be endless troubles and bad fortunes.

On this basis, Cao Cāo instructed Chen Gong to spread the news of the emperor's eldest son in Yecheng. Although public opinion may not be of much use, it is better than nothing. If Xiao Tianzi is really Liu Xiu's bloodline, let the world know that the first emperor has a son living in the world, for Liu Xiu's father and son, it can make them have some scruples, at least they dare not be too ruthless to the Song family and the Cao family. If Xiao Tianzi is not Liu Xiu's bloodline, then it is even better, with the eldest son of the emperor, his throne will be more stable, I believe that he will be very happy to welcome the eldest son of the emperor back to the palace safely, and then he will also be reused.

After Liu Xiu received the news, he didn't say anything, he replied to Cao Cāo and said, "This matter will be dealt with when I come back." I am pushing the front south, and it is going very well, most of the counties are looking down, and only a few are still resisting. But it doesn't matter, I'm sure these people won't last long. The autumn harvest is just around the corner, and I'm arranging for someone to grab the autumn harvest, and there is enough food supply, so waiting for another two months is not a big problem.

After receiving the reply, Cao Cāo couldn't cry or laugh. Liu Xiu really has leisure and ambition, and at this time he is still in the mood to worry about the crops that are about to ripen, no wonder he is not in a hurry to rush to Yecheng to preside over the war. Most of those heroes in Jizhou were in Yecheng, and before they surrendered, they were enemies, and all the goods in their fields were Liu Xiu's spoils. If the city cannot be breached, it will not affect the harvest of crops. Liu Xiu has collected all these grains, and then let's talk about surrender or not, no matter what, these Jizhou heroes have already suffered heavy losses.

"This man...... It's really stingy, it's already rich enough to rival the country, and he doesn't even want to let go of this bit of cheapness. ”

Chen Gong and Cheng Yu were also a little ridiculous. They felt that Liu Xiu's trick was enough to damage, and if he waited for two more months, he would have nothing to lose, but those Jizhou people in Yecheng were probably going crazy. More importantly, if Liu Xiu didn't want them to surrender at all, he could have taken this opportunity to divide their land first, and then talk about whether to accept their surrender. Even if they surrendered, could they still let Liu Xiu spit out what they had eaten? If you want to talk about it, you can only talk about it if you accept the status quo.

Chen Gong thought for a long time, and finally said faintly: "'Its speed is like the wind, and its speed is like a forest. His Royal Highness the King of Chu can be said to have applied these two sentences perfectly. However, he is not plundering like fire, he is plundering like silkworms, unhurried, encroaching little by little, forcing those people to be cornered and chaotic. It is really not easy to negotiate with him, and it is even more wishful thinking to take advantage of him. ”

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