"Yang Biao actually sang against me above the court, with one heart, could it be that even the boss has changed his mind?" At night, Liu Xie was in the bathhouse, venting his dissatisfaction with Yang Biao, the situation in the court today was already biased towards him, but Yang Biao's words denied him.

"Lu Rui and Cao Ren have returned to Xudu and controlled the soldiers of Xudu, do I have to be subject to Cao Cao again?" According to Liu Xie's thinking, as long as Cao Cao is gone, the generals of the Cao family who hold military power are not so terrible.

"Your Majesty, the boss is loyal to the country, and I'm afraid he also has his own considerations." After listening to Liu Xie's words, he was shocked in his heart, Liu Xie had been blinded by the greed for power, and he actually had such thoughts in his heart, fortunately Yang Biao stopped it in time, otherwise I am afraid that the palace will be washed in blood today, and I am afraid that I will not be able to escape.

"Okay, there is no need to talk about Yang Biao's affairs, Yixin, what should I do next?" Now Lu Rui said that Cao Cao is not dead, but just needs to recuperate, whether this is true or not, and Liu Xie has to confirm it.

"Your Majesty, I believe that our primary purpose is, of course, to find out the true situation of Cao Cao, if Lu Rui and others deceive Your Majesty, Your Majesty can borrow a knife to kill people and eradicate all Cao Cao's forces in Xudu." Yixin poured a bucket of hot water for Liu Xie and handed Liu Xie a towel.

"Good! I am justified and eradicate them all, and when the time comes, I will execute all the clan generals of the Cao clan to avenge Cao Cao's injustice for coercing me! Liu Xie slapped the towel and splashed it, and the water splashed everywhere.

Looking at Liu Xie's expression, he secretly rejoiced in his heart, the greater the contradiction between Liu Xie and the Cao generals. The greater the benefits of the Sima family. At that time, Liu Xieruo was killed by the Cao family. It was when the Sima family rose. This is called inviting you into the urn, digging a big pit, and burying the Cao family and Liu Xie in it!

In Cao's manor on the outskirts of Xudu, Lu Rui, Cao Ren, and Guo Jia were discussing how to deal with Liu Xie's next question. Cao Jin sent back the news from Qian County that the underground palace had not been successfully excavated, and the tunnel seemed to have been tampered with. The progress of the excavation is slow.

When Lu Rui and the others heard the news, their hearts were cold, I am afraid that Cao Cao is no longer there, and the next thing that the three of them will face will be complicated.

"Extraordinary, military advisor, today is in the past, and Xu Du's military power is also controlled in our hands, but sooner or later, Your Majesty will send someone to visit the eldest brother, when the time comes. I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it. Cao Ren glanced at the two of them worriedly, if Liu Xie found out about Cao Cao. The three of them will definitely suffer the crime, and even if they hold the military power at that time, they will lose morally.

"Uncle, why don't we do it in advance?" Since sooner or later we have to do it, it is better to strike preemptively and take advantage of Cao Cao's assassination incident to eradicate all those who threaten the Cao family.

"No, it's extraordinary, this is equivalent to telling the people of the world that the prime minister has died, and if the princes of the world know about it, our army will be embattled." It's okay to strike first, but in the face of the fierce eyes of the princes of the world, we must be cautious.

"We still have to delay the time first, complete the deployment of military forces in various places, ensure that the princes from all walks of life do not dare to despise our army, and then deal with the internal affairs of the imperial court, which is the best policy." Guo Jia thought for a while and proposed a compromise solution.

"What the military advisor said is polite, and the princes from all walks of life are eyeing our army, or wait for the military forces in various places to be deployed, and then we will clean up the people in the court." Cao Ren nodded and agreed to Guo Jia's suggestion.

"Strategist, but if Your Majesty sends someone to visit, I'm afraid that it will be difficult for someone pretending to be the eldest brother to escape Your Majesty's spies, how can this be good?"

"Uncle, you have a plan, you can try it."

"Oh? Extraordinary, please speak. ”

"Uncle, we can make the face of the person who disguises the middle father be covered with bandages, and only need to publicize that the middle father's face is burned by poisonous gas, even if it is a visitor, the face of the middle father can't be seen, how can we distinguish the real from the fake?" Dressed up Cao Cao as a mummy, no matter how powerful Liu Xie's spies were, it was impossible to disassemble Cao Cao's jumping belt.

"There's no good way at the moment, just do it according to the extraordinary, and it can be delayed for a while!" Cao Ren knew that if there was no proper deployment, the disguised Cao Cao would have to keep pretending, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Rui sees."

Early in the morning of the second day, the housekeeper of the manor knocked on the door of Lu Rui and Cao Ren, and Liu Xie sent the imperial doctor Ji Ping to come to Cao Cao for diagnosis and treatment, in order to ensure that the disguised Cao Cao was not recognized, Lu Rui and Cao Ren both lived in the manor, claiming to be to take care of Cao Cao, but in fact, it was to prevent the disguised Cao Cao from being recognized.

"Ji Ping has seen Hou Ye, General Cao!" Yoshihei waited in the hall for the summons, and when he saw the two coming, he immediately saluted.

"Doctor Ji is reasonable, Doctor Ji is a famous imperial doctor in the palace, and he can diagnose and treat the Prime Minister today, and I thank Your Majesty for your eldest brother." Things on the face still have to be done in place, and Liu Xie has always been the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

"General Cao's words are serious, the Prime Minister is the pillar of the country, and it is an honor to be able to diagnose and treat the Prime Minister." Ji Ping arched his hand and bowed to Cao Ren.

"Doctor Ji, the middle father has been diagnosed and treated by a famous doctor in the city, the middle father is now seriously injured, the doctor suggests that the middle father recuperate at home, I am afraid that the middle father will come in vain." Lu Rui reminded Ji Ping on the side that Cao Cao had been diagnosed and treated by the doctor, and Ji Ping should not do anything else, he knew that Ji Ping was Liu Xie's spy.

"Master Hou, Ping knows that there are many famous doctors in the world in the Prime Minister's house, and the medical skills are so high that Ping can't match them, but he has a specialization in the art industry, and Ping is good at recuperation, which can just regulate the Prime Minister's weak body." Ji Ping smiled slightly, and shot back at Lu Rui, I am not Cao Cao's person, I will not eat your set!

"Extraordinary and presumptuous, Dr. Ji is also a famous doctor in the world, how can you not know the severity, you take Dr. Ji to the eldest brother's bedroom to treat the eldest brother." Cao Ren also cooperated with Lu Rui, obviously as a reprimand, but in fact as a threat.

"Please lead the way!"

"Doctor Ji, please!" Under the leadership of Lu Rui, Ji Ping soon came to Cao Cao's bedroom.

"See Prime Minister, Mrs. Bian!" As soon as Ji Ping entered the bedroom, he saw Cao Cao lying on the bed, and Mrs. Bian waiting.

"Extraordinary, who is this?"

"Erniang, this is Dr. Jiping sent by His Majesty, and he is the imperial doctor in the palace specially sent by His Majesty to treat his middle father."

"It turned out to be Dr. Ji. The concubine thanked His Majesty Longen. ”

"Madame doesn't have to be polite. This is the responsibility of Ping. ”

"Ping see the Prime Minister!" After Ji Ping met Mrs. Bian. I asked Cao Cao for peace.

"Ping see the Prime Minister!" Seeing that Cao Cao was lying on the bed and did not react, Ji Ping asked Cao Cao for peace again.

"Doctor Ji, my lord's whole body was injured by poisonous gas, and now my whole body is bandaged, and my words are suffering, if there is any problem, Doctor Ji can ask the concubine." Seeing that Cao Cao did not react, Mrs. Bian stepped forward to inform Ji Ping. Cao Cao now has difficulty speaking.

"I see, Na Ping first diagnosed the pulse of the prime minister." Ji Ping helped Cao Cao, who was lying on the bed, to touch his pulse, and sure enough, he was poisoned, and his condition was serious, but it was not incorrigible.

Ji Ping is also a generation of famous doctors, and he immediately figured out Cao Cao's illness in bed.

"May I ask Madam, did Lord Cao's head wind disease also attack?"

"This? Doctor Ji, the adult's head wind did not attack. ”

"Yes, all right, ma'am. Ping should also say goodbye, and wait for Ping to prescribe some health formulas for the prime minister. When the time comes, the lady can give it to the prime minister on time. Ji Ping saw that Cao Cao on the bed was wearing a bandage, and he couldn't see his true face, so it was useless for him to stay here.

"Thank you, Dr. Ji!" After Mrs. Bian thanked Ji Ping, she ordered someone to get a pen and paper and record Ji Ping's recipe.

"Extraordinary, what's wrong with Jiping?" After Ji Ping left the manor, Cao Ren called Lu Rui into the study.

"Uncle, this makes Bufan very strange, it stands to reason that Ji Ping should have come to test the truth, but when I saw it today, his every move was not overstepping, and the prescription prescribed was also a normal prescription, and there was nothing wrong with it."

"Did he get close to the man on the bed?"

"No, uncle, Ji Ping is a certain distance from the disguised middle father, and he didn't get close, the whole process is basically Erniang replying, Ji Ping doesn't seem to care about the truth of the middle father on the bed at all." After Lu Rui finished answering Cao Ren, he gradually became worried in his heart, what the master behind Liu Xie was playing, the more normal it was, the more dangerous it was.

"Forget it, Bufan, we don't think about this matter, have the letters of the generals from all over the country ever sent out?"

"Uncle, letters from generals from all over the country have been sent, and in the short term, there will be no problems at the border of our army, but if the news of the death of the middle father comes out, I'm afraid."

Lu Rui and Cao Ren glanced at each other, if the princes from all walks of life sent troops, without Cao Cao's backbone, the Cao army might be difficult to resist.

Lu Rui and Cao Ren were worried about the future situation, and in the palace, Liu Xie was listening to Ji Ping's report. After listening to Ji Ping's report, Liu Xie let Ji Ping retire, and he also returned to the dormitory, waiting for the arrival of the evening.

"Yixin, do you say Cao Cao is alive or dead?" At night, in the bath, Liu Xie put a towel on his face and asked Yixin.

"Your Majesty, now Cao Cao's life and death are not so important, and I know that Cao Cao will never be able to deal with the government in a short period of time, and this is enough." Yixin poured a bucket of hot water for Liu Xie, smiled slightly, and with the existing information, Yixin was already able to determine that Lu Rui and Cao Ren must be covering up Cao Cao's truth.

"Why is that?"

"Your Majesty, please listen to Yishin's explanation."

It turns out that Ji Ping's temptation today is just a chess piece of Yixin, and the real temptation of Yixin is not in Cao Cao's manor, but in the arrangement outside the manor.

According to Ji Ping's report, the Cao manor is very heavily guarded today, Ji Ping has also been warned by Cao Ren and Lu Rui, and Cao Cao on the hospital bed is also highly poisoned and cannot recover in the short term.

Yixin, of course, also thought that this might be Cao Cao's plan to lure the enemy, deliberately luring Liu Xie to attack, or even to lure himself out. However, at the same time, Yixin sent secret agents to investigate the periphery of Cao's manor, and found that the manor was heavily guarded within a hundred miles.

This made Yixin determine the true situation of Cao Cao. If it is designed by Cao Cao, it only needs to be designed in the manor, and there is no need for the periphery. Now the situation on the periphery tells Yixin that Cao Cao's situation is definitely not good, even if it is fine, it is almost the same, this is enough, enough for his own plan with the second brother.

After listening to Yixin's analysis, Liu Xie's Dayue, Yixin is really powerful, and he can see it so thoroughly.

"Yixin, what should I do next?"

"Your Majesty, your letter to the generals who are not convinced by Cao Cao should have reached the hands of the generals, and it will not be half a month. There will be an army of King Qin outside the city of Xudu. At that time, the defenders of Xudu will no longer have the power to control the palace. If they want to come hard, hum, Your Majesty, then will be our chance. Yixin arched his hand and returned to Liu Xie, but he was secretly laughing in his heart, when the time comes, both will lose, and I, Sima Min, will reap the benefits of the fisherman.

"Yes, I see. Yixin, you go down, I will come back to you when I have something. ”

"No!"

In the following half month, Xu Du was very calm, and there was nothing abnormal in the upper and lower courts, Liu Xie handled the government in a regular manner, and the ministers followed the rules step by step, Cao Ren and Lu Rui were busy dealing with the transfer of troops in various places to stabilize the frontier ruled by the Cao army.

"Report! The general is not good, not good. An unknown army was spotted ten miles away. Lu Rui and Cao Ren were processing the statements of the generals from various places, and a soldier hurriedly ran to report to the two.

"What? What did you say? There is an army. Where did the army come from? Cao Ren was taken aback and immediately stood up.

"General Huiyu, the ancient city of Yuzhou is too guarded, and the Hedong Pass is too guarded." Later, the soldiers reported that some of the Taishou stationed in the field had returned to Xudu with the army, and now the west was full of troops, and Xudu was surrounded.

"Uncle, it seems that we have been tricked, Your Majesty will wait for these generals to return to Xudu before taking action against us." Lu Rui patted his head, and now he realized the crisis in the calm, Liu Xie was waiting for the opportunity.

"Uncle, let's quickly retreat to the city and close the city gates, otherwise I'm afraid we will be a turtle in the urn." Lu Rui reacted quickly, and now that he was surrounded, he had to hold on to Xu Du and wait for reinforcements.

"Okay, just return to Xu Du quickly according to the extraordinary words and close the four doors!" Cao Ren and Lu Rui left the manor with their cronies, returned to Xudu, and closed the gates of Xudu.

"I didn't expect that these usually inconspicuous Taishou have now become a big problem!" Cao Ren looked at the battle report on the Taishou Mansion in the city, and sighed with emotion, Cao Cao has changed his strategy of governance since the eastward expedition to Lü Bu, and no longer uses strong troops to suppress, but uses both grace and power to win people's hearts, of course, this also includes some neutral officials and people in charge of the army.

Lu Rui and Guo Jia glanced at each other, and the disadvantages of Feng Tianzi's order to not be subordinate finally broke out. Cao Cao is a good signboard for the righteousness of the court, which can gather people's hearts and gather talents, but the biggest drawback is the difference in allegiance.

Feng Tianzi ordered that people loyal to the Han family could work for Cao Cao, but at the same time, they also left hidden dangers. Most of Cao Cao's people were recruited under the Han Dynasty election system, and when Cao Cao and Liu Xie had a conflict, those loyal to Liu Xie would rebel against Cao Cao, and these people could not be seen in ordinary times, because everyone was working for the Han court.

This is different from the princes of all walks of life, who are centered on themselves and build mansions to recruit talents, but they are nominally ministers of the Han Dynasty, but in fact they do not obey the orders of the court. Like Liu Bei, although he is known as the imperial uncle of the Han Dynasty, his subordinates were recruited from the south and the north, and they did not come through the official election of the Han Dynasty.

Of course, Cao Cao also knew about the existence of these people, but in order to unite, Cao Cao only used the policy of gentleness to appease everyone and unite all those who could be united.

"Strategist, what do you have to do?"

"This?" Hearing Cao Ren ask about countermeasures, Guo Jia was not very helpless, the conspiracy was used to surprise him, so many Taishou were able to gather in Xu Du to show that they already had a detailed plan and close contact, the conspiracy was useless, only the stupidest way to break out.

"General, Jia thinks that the military strength of Xu Du is insufficient now, in order to defend the Quartet, the army of the Cao clan is scattered all over the place, and we can only lead the elite to protect the eldest prince and the Cao family to rush out of Xu Du and go to Qian County, which is adjacent to Qingzhou in the east and Jingbei in the west, and is the place where the Cao family rises, our army can temporarily retreat to Qian County, and then think about it in the long run."

"Military advisor, do you want to give up Xu Du?" Cao Ren was stunned for a moment after hearing this, what it meant to give up Xu Du to the Cao family, Cao Ren knew better than anyone else. Xudu is now the capital of the Han Dynasty, and giving up Xudu means that the Cao family has given up the power of the Han Dynasty and has become a grass coward.

"General, if we don't give up Xudu, we can only stick to it and wait for help, we can send the dead soldiers to rush out, go to Qingzhou for help, and let General Xiahou bring troops to come, but if so, my army may have to give up the land of Jiangdong."

Xu Du's troops are insufficient, and the army under the command of the Cao clan is stationed in various places to defend against all the princes.

"Military advisor, the foundation of the Cao family cannot be lost, Ren decided to stick to Xudu and wait for rescue, Ren will send someone to send a letter to Yuan Rang, and let Yuan Rang lead the troops to relieve the difficulty of Xu Du." Cao Ren pulled out the long sword and pierced it into the ground, the foundation of the Cao family cannot be destroyed like this, and the foundation of Cao Cao cannot be destroyed like this.

"Jia understands, Jia will definitely assist the general and protect his great cause for the Lord!"

"Rui is willing to follow my uncle and stick to Xudu!" Lu Rui clenched his fists and expressed his determination to Cao Ren.

At night, when Xu Du went to the Northern General's Mansion, Lu Rui looked at the moonlight and couldn't sleep all night. In the past, when the Cao family encountered a crisis, Lu Rui had nothing to worry about, after all, he was familiar with history, even if there was a slight deviation, as long as he took advantage of the response, under the leadership of Cao Cao, he would definitely be able to get through the crisis.

This time, this time, it's really different, Cao Cao is not there, the backbone of the Cao family is gone, and it is unknown whether he can survive tomorrow's crisis.

"Husband?" Cao Jie took the coat and draped it on Lu Rui's body.

"Jie'er?" Lu Rui looked at Cao Jie's sad face and gently kissed Cao Jie's forehead. For the sake of his wife, Xu Du fights and must win! (To be continued......)

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