The next day, in Taiwei Yang's mansion, in the main hall, Yang Biao was pacing back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, his face full of anxiety.

In recent days, he has successively assigned his son to go to the mansions of various ministers in Xudu, called visits, but in fact it is to ask for help, but in the past few days, Yang Xiu has either eaten behind closed doors or is unknown.

It really made Yang Biao worried, and now the palace has been completely controlled by Cao Cao, and it is even more difficult to see His Majesty than to ascend to the sky.

He asked his son to visit a few Confucian celebrities in Xudu today, hoping that they would be able to go out of the mountain and use their own fame to put pressure on Cao Cao to make him throw a mouse, but I don't know if they can agree?

"Squeak", the door opened, and Yang Xiu rushed back, "What's wrong?" Yang Biao walked up to Yang Xiu with some eagerness, pressed Yang Xiu's shoulder, and asked impatiently.

Yang Xiu took half a step back and saluted Yang Biao: "Back to my father, the child visited several famous people today according to his father's instructions, but they were either vague or said that they were sick. The child had no choice but to come back and let his father know. ”

"Ugh." Although Yang Biao had already expected this to be the result, he had some hope in his heart, there would be changes in the past, how could it backfire.

"Still." I only heard Yang Xiu's words change, but he stopped talking a little.

"It's all this time, what else can't you say?" Yang Biao said a little helplessly, Yang Xiu lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "The child went to ask Mr. Zhuge the day before yesterday, and he told the child how to deal with it." ”

When Yang Biao heard this, his face changed greatly: "It's ridiculous, that Zhuge Yinyi is the in-law of the Cao thief, are you afraid that my Yang family will be destroyed too late?" Faint and beg him? "The father is calm and listens to the child." Yang Xiu comforted Yang Biao, and after his mood calmed down a little, Yang Xiu began to explain his purpose to him.

"Father, do you think Cao Sikong knows where the alliance book is?"

Yang Biao snorted coldly and said, "Naturally, it is in Liu Xuande's hands, this is what he personally admitted." ”

Yang Xiu seemed to have known Yang Biao's wording for a long time, and he slowly shook his head and said, "Father, in fact, anyone can guess that the alliance book is in your hand!" ”

These words, like a thunderbolt, exploded in Yang Biao's heart, causing him to suddenly get up, and pointed at Yang Xiu with some horror: "How do you know ......?"

Yang Xiu nodded, "Father, don't you really think that when you were in the palace that day, Cao Ang interceded for you, really just because he took care of Hongnong Yang's face?" ”

Is the alliance book important to Cao Cao? It's important, and it's not so important. Except for a few core members, Cao Cao almost had no intention of knowing, Cao Cao's purpose of obtaining the alliance book was naturally not for the convenience of killing, he wanted to know in his heart to see how many scholars were involved in it, how many courtiers were still loyal to the Han family, and he would naturally calculate the general account in the future, but that was later, at least he would not think about these things until the decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

He wanted Xu Du to fall into a burst of white terror, so that it would be convenient for his next step.

After the previous discussion with Zhuge Xuan, Yang Xiu confirmed his conjecture even more, he was talented and intelligent, and it was not difficult to guess from Cao Cao's actions and actions what Cao Cao's purpose was.

Cao Cao definitely knew that the league book was with Yang Biao, but the reason why Cao Cao didn't kill him and didn't arrest him was not just because of the name of Hongnong Yang.

The fundamental purpose is that he wants Yang Biao to personally present the letter of alliance to Cao Cao in full view of everyone, so that the remaining Han family members can see how the Taiwei Yang Biao and Yang Wenxian turned against the water in public.

Is Yang Biao willing to do this? Naturally, he was unwilling, but as long as Yang Biao did not hand over the letter of alliance for a day, the only remaining Han courtiers would be arrested by Cao Cao one by one and taken to Tingwei Prison.

Cao Cao gave Yang Biao a multiple-choice question, you Yang Biao can not hand over the letter of alliance for the sake of your reputation and reputation, and I can also arrest all the subordinate officials of the non-Sikong Mansion, and then kill them one by one in front of you.

Let you watch your former colleagues die in front of you, and you can only watch and do nothing!

As for the other option, let Yang Biao abandon his reputation and reputation, and openly send the letter of alliance to Cao Cao.

In that way, Cao Cao would not arrest people to the court at every turn, so that his former colleagues would be spared the pain of flesh and skin, but in this way, Cao Cao would definitely let Xu Du know from top to bottom.

It was his captain Yang Biao who handed over the letter of alliance to himself, at that time, what would his colleagues who would rather abandon his reputation and lose his reputation to save Yang Biao? Naturally, they didn't know that this was Cao Cao's calculation, they only knew that it was Yang Biao who gave the letter of alliance to Cao Cao in a grand manner.

So will they understand it this way, the general Dong Cheng and the pregnant Dong Guiren, as well as several loyal people in the blood-spattered imperial city, actually died in the hands of Yang Biao, and the reason why Cao Cao was able to understand their plan was completely because of Yang Biao's informant.

At that time, even if Yang Biao has a thousand mouths, I am afraid he will not be able to wash away his grievances.

At that time, everyone will say that Yang Biao, the imperial lieutenant, is the most loyal old dog around Sikong Cao Cao, in order to help his master, not only with his decades of reputation, but also with the reputation of Hongnong Yang's century-old family! Just to be a dog for Cao Cao!

To be able to give birth to a smart son like Yang Xiu, Yang Biao is naturally not bad, he quickly noticed Cao Cao's conspiracy, to be precise, no matter how Yang Biao chooses, it is not right, but there are only two choices, and Cao Cao will definitely make a move next, in order to urge him to make a choice as soon as possible!

"Cao Apu, you despicable villain!" Yang Biao scolded bitterly, and then pulled the long sword hanging on the pillar from its sheath with a "choked" sound, and swung the sword violently, and the table was cut off by Yang Biao's sword blade.

Yang Biao gasped heavily, venting the grief and unhappiness in his heart.

Cao thief's father and son are in collusion, and they are embarrassed, such a conspiracy makes me have to make a choice, it is really vicious!

Then Yang Biao almost fell down as if he had lost his strength, Yang Xiu hurriedly supported him and comforted: "Please also ask my father to take a break from the anger of the thunder, it's time to make a choice."

Yang Biao looked at Yang Xiu with a painful face: "Is there really no other way?"

Yang Xiu shook his head with a wry smile and said, "The sooner my father decided, the courtiers in the court would be able to suffer less flesh and skin."

There is also a consequence, Yang Xiu was afraid that Yang Biao would not be able to bear it, so he did not say it bluntly, if Cao Cao couldn't wait for Yang Biao's "surrender", then I am afraid that his former comrades-in-arms would make a decision one step earlier than Yang Biao, then in this case, his Yang family would be in danger, after all, admitting himself and being denounced are completely two different concepts.

Yang Biao trembled, and said with a miserable smile: "Okay, wonderful, I tried to scold Cao Cao and the national thief, and now I, Yang Wenxian, want to bend my knees under the national thief, hahaha."

"Poof" Yang Biao spurted out a mouthful of old blood, his eyes were dark, and in Yang Xiu's panicked shout, Yang Biao was unconscious and passed out!

In Sikong Mansion, Cao Ang, who had been resting for a while, came to Cao Cao's study early and talked to his father.

"Father is waiting for someone?" Cao Ang spoke first.

Cao Cao put aside the unfinished official duties, looked at his son and said, "Why is Zi Yu so determined?"

"The nets are all cast, and if the big fish don't take the bait, I'm afraid the water in the pond will dry up." Cao Ang got up, filled a bowl of honey syrup for Cao Cao and said.

glanced at Cao Ang, took a sip of the honey syrup in the bowl and said, "If you say like this, won't your father become a fisherman?"

"In the eyes of children, this huge world is a pool of water, there are only a few fishermen fishing on the lakeside, the world is bait, and the father is holding the rod, where is wrong?" Cao Ang replied with a smile.

When Cao Cao heard this, the corners of his mouth grinned, and he almost laughed, and quickly calmed down and said, "Don't say this to others." Cao Ang only couldn't see Cao Cao's micro-expression, and he should have said yes.

At this time, a steward reported at the door of the room: "Qi Qi Sikong, Yang Xiu, the son of Taiwei, asks to see him."

"Let him in." Cao Cao commanded. The disappointment in his expression flashed away, and he desperately hoped that the invincible Yang Taiwei respectfully bowed his head and lowered his eyebrows in front of him, but it backfired, Yang Taiwei did not come, but his son arrived.

"The big fish has taken the bait." Cao Ang said on the side.

Cao Cao said with disdain on his face when he heard this: "How can Yang Biao's son be a big fish?"

Cao Ang said: "If the big fish can't come in person for a while, and the little fish slams the door with the will of the big fish, isn't that also the big fish taking the bait?" Cao Cao heard Cao Ang's explanation and felt that it made some sense.

The two of them were sitting precariously, waiting for Yang Xiu's arrival.

There was a person who reported his abdomen with both hands, bowed his body, walked into the house respectfully, saluted almost five bodies, and said: "Boy Yang Dezu, I have seen Sikong, I have seen Zhonglang General."

"Get up." Cao Cao said expressionlessly, Yang Xiu should have gotten up, and quietly glanced at Cao Cao, only to see that there was no wave on his face, and he couldn't see joy and anger, which made Yang Xiu's heart go up and down.

"Why are you here?" Hearing Cao Cao speak, Yang Xiu hurriedly replied, "Is there an object to be submitted to Sikong?" As he spoke, he took out a piece of silk cloth from his bosom and raised it above his head and said loudly.

"Oh?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you hold in your hands?" ”

"Back to Sikong, this is the list of alliances of Dong Cheng and other traitors." Cao Cao stretched out his hand, Cao Ang drove to Yang Xiu's body, took the book in his hand, and then returned and put it in front of Cao Cao's case, Cao Cao didn't pick it up, but slowly tapped the table with his fingers, knocking it again and again, like a hammer hitting Yang Xiu's heart, the latter tightly clutched the corner of his clothes, intending to calm himself down.

Cao Cao saw that the fire was almost over, so he slowly asked, "Why is this traitor's covenant in your hands?" ”

Hearing Cao Cao speak, Yang Xiu was like being amnestied, and said eagerly: "My father was stupid for a while, and he committed this crime because he was deceived and coerced by a thief. After that, he knelt on the ground and listened to Cao Cao's fall.

Cao Ang has been observing all this, in his opinion, Yang Xiu's remarks are impermeable, it is really impossible to find fault, he glanced at Cao Cao, and saw Cao Cao nodded in detail, Cao Ang understood in his heart, looked at Yang Xiu and asked: "Dare to ask Yang Gongzi, why don't Yang Taiwei come in person?" ”

Yang Xiu was really relieved in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Back to Zhonglang's words, my father has been plagued by the coercion and coercion of the opposition party in recent days, and now he is finally sick and sick. ”

"Oh? Taiwei is the pillar of this dynasty, can he be harmed? Yang Xiu was not allowed to answer, so he looked at Cao Ang and said, "Quickly send the imperial doctor in the palace to treat the imperial lieutenant." ”

"This is Cao Cao's signal to the outside world, right?" Yang Xiu thought so in his heart, and conveyed to the outside world in the name of treating Yang Biao that Sikong Cao Cao was very concerned about Yang Biao at this time, and the next fear was that the group of people who were imprisoned in the court were acquitted, and at that time, they would all think that Yang Biao sent him to Cao Cao to "surrender to him", and at that time, Yang Biao would either return home and no longer care about the affairs of the court, or he had to commit himself to Cao Cao and share the infamy for him.

Cao Ang looked at Yang Xiu, who was thinking deeply, and said to Cao Cao: "Father, I have been listening to Xu Duren for a long time, Yang Dezu is smart and quick-witted, it is better to recruit him to be the master, what do you think?" ”

Yang Xiu raised his head sharply when he heard this, and looked at Cao Ang in disbelief, he was still not satisfied, for fear that others would not know that my Yang family had "taken refuge" under their hands? If Yang Xiu really became the master of Sikong Mansion, then Yang Biao really jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash himself away, and he was definitely not an important support for Cao Cao's subordinates!

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Zi Yu said this, just like me, Dezu, are you willing to be a master in my mansion?" ”

Yang Xiu squeezed out a smile that was even more ugly than crying, knelt down and saluted: "I respectfully obey Sikong's orders, thank you Zhonglang for your support." ”

The father and son of the Cao family looked at each other and smiled, Cao Ang was sure in his heart, in this way, he really confirmed the charge of "collusion between the Yang family and Sikong Mansion", and then the Yang family had to honestly go to the thief ship of his Sikong Mansion, and the already weak group of the Imperial Party was seriously injured again!