Cao Cao welcomed Liu Xie to Xuchang and built a palace for Liu Xie in Xuchang City.

However, compared to the imperial palaces in Chang'an and Luoyang, the scale of this imperial palace is much smaller.

From the outside, it looks more like a magnificent mansion than a royal palace.

Surrounded by a team of guards, Liu Bei and Cao Cao rode side by side, walking slowly towards the palace along the bluestone-paved road.

"Xuande Gong!" While walking, Cao Cao turned his head to look at Liu Bei, and asked him with a slight smile: "Gong Nai is the King of Zhongshan Jing, and the King of Zhongshan Jing has been hundreds of years ago. ”

When asked Liu Wei this sentence, Cao Cao's tone was a little bantering.

But after Liu Bei listened, not only did he not feel ashamed, but said to Cao Cao very calmly: "I am already a distant relative, and I am ready to meet Your Majesty, just to greet Your Majesty's well-being, as for whether Your Majesty recognizes this relative or not, it doesn't matter." ”

"Xuande Gong is really a hero of the world!" The corners of his mouth kept a smile, Cao Cao rode forward slowly, and nodded and praised Liu Bei.

was praised by Cao Cao, and Liu Bei suddenly felt a burst of cold sweat on his back spine.

Sometimes being praised is not a good thing, at least being praised by Cao Cao is not a good thing for Liu Bei.

If the answer is not good, it is possible to give Cao Cao the truth and kill him immediately in Xuchang City.

Seeing that Liu Bei didn't speak, Cao Cao didn't ask anymore, just smiled and turned his face to the front.

The team marched slowly and arrived at the main gate of the palace, and before Cao Cao dismounted, the guards guarding outside the main gate knelt on the ground to salute Cao Cao.

Glancing at the guard who was half-kneeling on the ground, Liu Bei was also puzzled in his heart.

The guards of the palace should have been arrogant in front of the officials, and even if some high-ranking officials could not afford to offend, they would definitely not kneel down to greet them.

The fact that the guards would kneel down to greet Cao Cao only showed one thing, that is, Cao Cao's power in Xuchang was too great for anyone to override him.

Seeing this scene, Liu Bei decided in his heart that there could be no negligence in front of Cao Cao, otherwise his little life would probably have to be confessed in Xuchang City.

Entering the palace, the guards escorting Cao Cao did not replace the guards in the palace, but waited in the front yard.

If others saw this scene, they would definitely feel that Cao Cao was still respectful to the Han family and didn't dare to be too arrogant, but Liu Bei knew that the reason why Cao Cao was so bold was only because the guards in the entire palace were also his people!

Walking into the front yard of the palace, before he had walked a few steps, a young man with several attendants ran by.

The young man was dressed in an inky robe, and his expression was slightly flustered as he ran.

Running in front of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, the young man bowed to Cao Cao with his fists in his fists, and said with sincere fear: "Cao Gong, I am late to greet him, and I hope that Cao Gong is not strange!" ”

As soon as the young man's words came out, Liu Bei immediately understood, and the one who ran to Cao Cao to salute turned out to be the current emperor Liu Xie!

has experienced many things, although Liu Xie has not yet fully grown up, but between his eyebrows is faintly mature, and he is no longer as childish as when he was held hostage by Dong Zhuo.

If Liu Xie's words were said in a peaceful and prosperous era, I am afraid that everyone who heard it would have felt incredible.

An emperor should personally greet a minister, and only two or three steps late, to apologize so sincerely.

But now in the troubled times of the heroes, the Han dynasty is as early as the twilight of the sun, and the heroes of the world recognize Liu Debate more than they admit Liu Xie.

It is not so strange that Liu Xie said such a thing from his mouth.

It was not surprising that Liu Xie said such a thing, but Liu Bei instantly felt in his heart that he might be able to make a big fuss about this matter in the future.

Liu Bei hurriedly lifted his hands on the placket, bent his legs and knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Liu Xie, made a big salute and said to Liu Xie: "Minister Liu Bei knocks on your majesty!" ”

When he first came out, Liu Xie felt that the people who came to the palace with Cao Cao seemed to be different from ordinary staff, and after Liu Bei opened his mouth to introduce himself, he was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Liu Bei from head to toe, and asked Liu Bei: "Are you the queen of Zhongshan Jingwang?" ”

As soon as Liu Xie came up, he couldn't wait to admit his relatives, Cao Cao on the side pulled out a smile on the corner of his mouth, arched towards Liu Xie with both hands in fists, and said to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty and Xuande Gong are clan relatives, and today I will not disturb Your Majesty, and retire first!" ”

"Congratulations to Gong Cao!" Cao Cao wanted to retire first, it was because of Liu Xie's arms, he didn't think about it, so he hugged his fists and bowed to Cao Cao and said goodbye.

Although Liu Bei felt that Cao Cao's departure was not a good thing, he did not dare to stop Cao Cao, and still knelt on the ground, maintaining a bowing posture towards Liu Xie.

Liu Bei knelt down to worship Liu Xie, Liu Xie saluted Cao Cao, and Cao Cao flicked his robe sleeves and led the guards to stride towards the palace gate.

As soon as Cao Cao walked out of the main gate of the palace, Guo Jia greeted him and asked him in a low voice, "Cao Gong, how is it?" ”

Turning his head to look at Guo Jia and smiling at him, Cao Cao lowered his voice and said, "As expected by Fengxiao, His Majesty really couldn't wait to agree with this family. ”

"What Liu Bei wants to do most right now is to instigate Cao Gong to crusade against Lu Bu!" Knowing that Liu Xie recognized Liu Bei's family, Guo Jia lowered his voice and said to Cao Cao: "Your Majesty is not very familiar with him, and he does not dare to entrust important matters. Cao Gong might as well sell Liu Bei's favor, enter Xuzhou with his troops, break that Lu Bu, and then deal with Liu Bei before it is too late! ”

"Feng Xiao's words are very meaningful!" jumped on the war horse that the soldiers brought for him, and said to Guo Jia: "The two of us will go back to the house to discuss." ”

Guo Jia responded, and then got on the war horse brought by the soldiers, and followed Cao Cao to Cao Cao's mansion.

After Cao Cao left, Liu Xie turned around and helped Liu Bei up.

When Liu Bei was picked up, Liu Xie looked at him carefully from head to toe and praised: "Everyone in the world says that Uncle Huang is a hero, and when I saw it today, it was true." My Han has an imperial uncle, why worry about the difficulty of recovering Sheji! ”

"Your Majesty is too much praise!" Holding his fists and bowing, he saluted Liu Xie again, Liu Bei said to Liu Xie: "The minister is now also defeated like a mountain, and he has come to serve His Majesty, but in the future, His Majesty will be driven, and the minister will be exhausted and die!" ”

"Uncle Huang, let's talk to the back garden with me!" Turning his head to look at the guards standing around, Liu Xie whispered to Liu Bei, and then took Liu Bei's hand and personally led him to the backyard.

Liu Xie's enthusiasm was completely beyond Liu Bei's expectations.

Although he didn't believe that the Liu Association treated him tepidly like Liu Wei, he never expected that he would be so enthusiastic.

But in the blink of an eye, Liu Bei had already figured out the reason.

At present, Liu Xie is in the palace, and he does not go out of the gate all day long, and it is impossible to cultivate his own strength.

Although Cao Cao did not overly harshly criticize Liu Xie like Dong Zhuo in the past, as an emperor, how could Liu Xie be willing to be someone else's puppet all the time?

When you see him coming, don't you immediately pounce on him like a mosquito that sees blood?

After thinking about the reason, Liu Bei, who was dragged to the back garden by Liu Xie, was much calmer.

"How is your majesty doing in Xuchang?" As soon as he followed Liu Xie into the back garden, Liu Bei asked him in a low voice.

Hearing Liu Bei's question, Liu Xie's mouth responded with "very good", but the expression on his face revealed a little annoyance.

Seeing that Liu Xie's expression was a little wrong, Liu Bei didn't speak again, but was pulled by Liu Xie, and walked straight along the bluestone road in the back garden towards a house in the garden.

The house was not very tall, although it was also carved beams and paintings, but it did not have the grandeur of a palace at all, but it was just like the house of an ordinary rich family.

Holding Liu Bei and walking up to a corridor, seeing that he was about to reach the last room at the end of the corridor, Liu Xie stopped and said to the attendants who followed behind him: "You wait to retreat for the time being, I and Uncle Huang are of the same sect, and we must have a lot to say when we meet for the first time!" ”

The attendants who followed Liu Xie, although they were all people appointed by Cao Cao, but Liu Xie asked them to retreat first, but they didn't dare not retreat, so they hurriedly responded, and they retreated to the place where the corridor was up.

When Liu Xie was brought to Xuchang, Cao Cao had instructed the guards, attendants and maids in the palace that no one should disobey the emperor's wishes, otherwise he would be killed.

It is precisely because of Cao Cao's order that although Liu Xie has no power in his hands, he can live in the palace, and his life is not so aggrieved.

But after all, he carries the blood of the Han family who recovered the Han Dynasty, and it is also an unbearable torture for him to be idle in the palace all day long, playing chess and playing music with his queen and concubine.

The entire Xuchang is Cao Cao's people, even if Liu Xie wants to do something, those officials and generals will not obey him.

Liu Bei's appearance pinched Liu Xie was struggling in the water, and he was about to drown, but a straw suddenly floated down upstream.

After all the attendants retreated, Liu Xie pulled Liu Bei to the door of the room in the corner, gently pushed the door open, let go of Liu Bei's hand and said to him, "Uncle Huang, please come in and speak." ”

The hand was released, Liu Bei hurriedly hugged his fists and bowed down to thank Liu Xie, and then followed Liu Xie into the house.

The room where Liu Xie led Liu Bei was not very large, except for two low tables in the room, there was only a candlestick in each of the corners on each side, and there was nothing else.

After glancing at the slightly shabby room, Liu Bei stepped across the threshold and followed Liu Xie into the house after Liu Xie.