The cold moonlight leaked from the window lattice of Cao Cao's study.

Cheng Yu's brows tightened, as if he was in endless contemplation.

Cao Cao asked him to choose, and he didn't open his mouth in the end, but when he presented the two bamboo slips to Cao Cao again.

Obviously, it is Cao Zhi's article "Conscription of Widows and Distribution of Military Households" that is on top, and Cao Pi's "Nine Rank Officials Law" is below.

Cheng Yu made the choice in his own way.

also used his actions to choose to stand firmly on Cao Cao's side, not the clan's side.

"Hahaha..."

Cao Cao laughed knowingly, "It's embarrassing Zhongde!" ”

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment, his words were tightly knit and not leaky, "No matter which one it is, anyone who can write such a chapter can be a great talent... It seems that the two sons have masters behind them to help, and they meet opponents in chess! ”

"Haha..."Cao Cao continued to laugh, laughing while muttering: "Zhongde, what if Lone told you that Zihuan and Zi Fitness are the same master?" ”

This...

Cheng Yu was stunned and hurriedly asked, "Who is it?" ”

"Li Li!" Cao Cao's tone suddenly became cold, "This little-known 'Li Clan Three Dragons' is a bit interesting......"

Cheng Yu suddenly realized, "Could it be... Li Cong has offered advice to the two sons, is this the second plan? ”

"It's not just that!" Cao Cao smiled and sighed: "Zijian actually proposed to Gu to severely punish that Yang Dezu..."

Ahh

Cheng Yu was stunned.

Cao Cao's words continued, "When I came back from this trip, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Zijian's mind and scheming had greatly improved. ”

"What does the prime minister mean..."Cheng Yu seemed to taste something from Cao Cao's words, "Li Despises the person who is called Zihuan Gongzi, but in fact he is Zijian's son?" ”

"Hahahaha..."

Cao Cao didn't answer, he continued to laugh heartily, and when the laughter completely fell, Cao Cao spoke: "Since this Li Cong is so interesting, then Gu will try this Li Cong for these two sons!" ”

Speaking of this, Cao Cao showed his long sleeves: "Where is the tiger marquis?" ”

"The last general!"

Xu Chu walked in quickly.

Cao Cao instructed: "Tomorrow at noon, Lone will feast the guests, review the drum music of the drummers, Lone heard that the madmen are good at drumming, Lone is looking forward to it, can this Li Liang beat the drum like Youheng?" ”

"Prime Minister...", without waiting for Cheng Yu to speak.

Cao Cao's words continued, this time with deep emotion and deep groaning.

"In the past, I wanted to humiliate Youheng, but I didn't expect to be humiliated by Youheng's naked clothes, tomorrow's drum music, who will humiliate whom?"

"Also tell Zihuan and Zijian, let them go too... Listen to the sound of the drums! ”

Cheng Yu was a little puzzled, how Cao Cao wanted to try this Li Liang.

can be so solemn orders, such solemn deployments, and let the two sons participate.

Bound...

Tomorrow's drum music will be "exciting" and "tragic"!

…

…

Gangneung City, in the dead of night.

Lu Meng's eldest son, Lu Cong, and his sister-in-law, Lu Ba, walked through the dark corridors under the guidance of a black cloth masked man.

Every time the turn and every door opened, Lu Cong and Lu Ba became a little more excited.

The reason why I was excited was because Miss Wen of the parrot passed the news to them, and Huang Laoxi's identity was investigated, and in addition, Huang Laoxi's head was also cut off.

It's time to pay with one hand and deliver with the other.

Walking through the last corridor, a spirit ju, dressed in a red robe, wearing a hat, and a green radish veil masked appeared in front of the two.

There were more masked men beside Lingju this time, standing with knives to guard.

"Ahem..."

Lu Cong coughed lightly, looking a little nervous as always.

Lu Ba opened his mouth and said, "Miss Wen sent someone to tell my brother that Huang Laoxie has found out, and his head has been cut off?" Is this serious? ”

Lingju didn't speak, but the guards beside him opened their mouths first.

"What my young lady said, how can it be false? Did you bring the gold? ”

Lu Ba nodded, clapped his hands, and an entourage moved three large boxes in, Lu Ba opened the box, and the light emitted by the full box of gold made people feel the eight words most realistically - golden and shining.

It seemed that because of the appearance of gold, Lu Cong suddenly had a lot of confidence, and he opened his mouth to say.

"We understand the rules, we have paid a deposit before, this is the tail money, but... Miss Wen always has to tell us, who is Huang Laoxi? Where is his head? And how to prove that he is Huang Laoxi? ”

"That's it, that's it." Lu Ba shouted loudly: "Miss Wen, let's take out that old evil head, right?" People are dead, and what are they still hiding? Could it be that Miss Wen is bluffing us? ”

"Poof—"

Lu Cong and Lu Ba's words made Ling Ju laugh out loud.

"Have you forgotten that this girl said before that the 'parrot' is only for money, and the two of them can find this girl, which proves that the forces behind the two are not small, and there is no need for the 'parrot' to deceive you, there is such an enemy in vain."

As he spoke, Lingju clapped his hands gently.

Immediately, a wooden box was brought up by his subordinates and placed on the table behind him.

There were still blood stains oozing from the periphery of the wooden box, and Lingju pointed to the wooden box, "This is the head of the yellow old evil you wanted... As for how to prove that he is Huang Laoxi, the two sons can know it at a glance. ”

As he spoke, Lingju slowly took two steps to the side, as if he didn't want to see the bloody scene when he opened the box.

And as his voice fell.

Lu Cong and Lu Ba couldn't wait to step forward.

They muttered to themselves:

- "Huang Laoxi's identity? See it at a glance? Don't... Is this Huang Laoxie a certain 'famous' figure? Or maybe it's Gangneung City's pivotal person? It can't be that Guan Yu, right?"

Lingju's words whetted the appetites of the two...

Lu Cong and Lu Ba walked briskly to the wooden box, their eyes staring at the wooden box tightly, and their attention was attracted by the blood that was constantly oozing.

They couldn't wait to open the wooden box.

With a "crunch", the door opened, but... What catches your eye is... It's a... A sheep's head?

"This..."

"Wen..."

Lu Cong and Lu Ba were about to speak, only to hear two "bangs" and "bangs" behind them, and the two sticks had already hammered down on the back of their heads.

"Ahh

With a crisp sound, the two fell to the ground.

Next, in this secret room, there was only the crisp "thump" sound when the two of them fell.

For a moment, in this dark secret room, a spark flashed.

The parrot's killers had already prepared, they quickly threw out hidden weapons, and in one day, they killed all the troops brought by Lu Cong and Lu Ba.

The scene was extremely bloody and violent.

Lingju clapped her hands lightly and took off the masked green radish veil, like this picture, she has long been accustomed to it.

She lightly ordered: "Tie up the two of them, splash them with water to wake up, and interrogate them overnight!" Before tomorrow morning, I need to know who they are, and the forces behind them..."

Lingju's voice was extremely cold, as if it didn't have any expression.

It's like, the well-behaved, lovely spirit in front of his mother Diao Chan...

You only need to leave your mother, you only need to devote yourself to the "parrot", and the spirit can become a female demon who "kills people without blinking".

- as long as she wants!

"Yes..."

A group of killers responded in unison.

Lingju noticed the three boxes of gold, and she smiled, "Take advantage of the night, send these to the thief Cao Peng's office, and hand them over to Guan Sigongzi!" ”

"Yes..."

With the response of a killer again.

Lingju had already turned around slowly, and walked towards the side of the corridor.

Lingju is a particular person.

It doesn't matter if you repay your kindness, you have the same hatred for the enemy, and you can kill Cao Cao.

As long as she joins the camp of the Guan family's father and son, she still needs a "certificate of nomination" for her spirit and parrot!

…

…

Fancheng, the mansion of the general of the five senses.

Cao Pi, Cao Zhen, Sima Yi, Chen Qun, and Liu Zhen sat around the fireplace, discussing the letter of "Nine Grades of Officials and Persons" presented by Cao Pi.

Cao Zhen said: "Look, Zihuan, you shouldn't listen to that Li Lian's nonsense, what kind of bullshit "Nine Grades of Officials Law", now it's okay, it provoked your father's anger, but it was Zijian's proposal to "Recruit Widows", although your father didn't praise it, but at least, he didn't have the same saber rattling as he did to you." ”

Cao Zhen's father's name is Cao Shao, and he is Cao Cao's clan.

During the crusade against Dong Zhuo, he recruited troops for Cao Cao and was killed by the local guards, and it was precisely because of this that Cao Zhen lost his father at a young age and was adopted by Cao Cao as his adopted son, treating him as his own.

And because they are of the same age as Cao Pi, the two have a tacit understanding and are very close.

At this moment, he looks like he is stomping his feet in despair...

kept shouting, "Zihuan, you... You're pretty smart, too, why... Why did you get blinded by lard this time? Only... Only... After listening to that Li Cong's slander, you don't want to think that if your father will compromise with the clan, then will he still be called Duke Wei? Will Xun Lingjun still die? You... Alas... Alas..."

Cao Pi hurriedly replied: "Zidan, don't you have to be so irritable, can't you see it?" Over the years, just because of his father's proclamation and Xun Lingjun's death, how turbulent has the entire Central Plains? In the past three years, there have been eight rebellions in the Central Plains and the North, if not ten, right? What does this mean? It shows that the energy of the family is still not to be underestimated, and I am not favored by my father compared to Zijian, and I can only use this power! ”

Cao Zhen can understand Cao Pi's worries, and he can also understand that for the sake of the throne of the world, he must... And the compromises that had to be made.

But Cao Zhen, as a member of the clan, was especially indignant: "But... But you can't just put the right to elect officials like that... Just let it go to outsiders! ”

"Not allowed out? How to get the scholars to support Zihuan Gongzi? ”

The young Chen Qun opened his mouth and said: "What Gongzi Zihuan said is right, Prime Minister Cao's preferences determine the attitude of the clan to a certain extent, but after Chong Gongzi, Prime Minister Cao Cheng's favorite is Gongzi Zhi, at this point... Zihuan has made countless efforts, but with little success..."

"I won't hide it from you, many places in this "Nine Grades of Officials Law" coincide with my thoughts over the years... Not to mention that Zihuan can use this to win over the support of a group of scholars, this method of selecting people alone is far better than the inspection of the Han Dynasty... This method of selecting people can give the world more hope! ”

Liu Zhen said: "In fact, Mr. Li also mentioned to Zihuan that this "Nine Grades of Officials Law" is good, but Prime Minister Cao Cheng may not listen to it, and even be angry because of it, Mr. Li is letting Zihuan choose by himself, is he going to be a filial son?" Always do things according to Prime Minister Cao's instructions, move Prime Minister Cao Cheng with this filial piety, and compete for the son? ”

"Or be a rebellious son... Use the right way, accumulate energy, and then fight against Prime Minister Cao Cheng, and compete for the prince in a fierce way? At least in Gangneung, the behavior of Guan Lin, the rebel son of the Guan family, proves... Even if you are a rebellious son, this road can still be passed! ”

With everyone's statement, Sima Yi was silent all the time, and Cao Pi leaned over and asked, "Zhongda?" Everyone has said this "Nine Grades of Officials Law", why don't you say a word? ”

Sima Yi replied, "I was thinking about what Cao Cheng said to Zihuan..."

Yes...

Cao Pi was stunned.

He realized that Sima Yi was referring to the sentence left by his father:

- "In order to achieve the goal, they have learned to unite outsiders to fight against Lonely!" ”

- "Very good, you are like a lonely son!" ”

Sima Yi continued: "The prime minister is the lord of the world, you have to understand what he said, you have to understand what he has not said, you have to think about what he thinks, and you have to think about what he has not thought. ”

Cao Zhen was impatient: "Can you just talk to people?" ”

Cao Pi asked: "What did my father never say?" Didn't think about it? ”

Sima Yi shook his head, "Prime Minister's heart is as deep as the sea, unless we can easily understand it, I have to think about it, don't make mistakes... However, this exquisite letter can help Zihuan Gongzi unite the "Nine Grades of Officials Law" of various families, and that Mr. Li can be dedicated to Zihuan, which is enough to be sure that he is the person Zihuan can trust! ”

Cao Zhen said sarcastically: "You said a lot, just like you didn't say it!" You're also going to want to... When Bao Buqi arrived at the noon banquet, Prime Minister Cao Cheng directly announced that he would use Zijian's letter "Conscription of Widows and Distribution of Military Households"... In my opinion, you're entertaining Zihuan, right? ”

Sima Yi bowed and stood up: "If Zihuan believes me, let me think about it more, if you can't believe me, I will retire immediately..."

Cao Pi stretched out his hand to stop, "Zhongda, sit down!" ”

He glanced at Cao Zhen reproachfully, "You think about it slowly, think about how I should deal with it next, all of them... And Mr. Lee? My father must have ordered the noon banquet to verify the drum music of the drummers, and even brought Mr. Li into the banquet. My father must be angry with me, so he is angry with him, and my father wants to humiliate him, how can he deal with himself? ”

When Cao Pi spoke, Sima Yi had already fallen into deep contemplation.

It's as if he's putting everything together.

Chen Qun in the hall couldn't stop sighing, he wanted to talk to Sima Yi but didn't dare, Cao Zhen drank anxiously, but he didn't disturb Sima Yi frowning and meditating.

Cao Pi stood at the door, looking at the sunny sky and the bright moon, and his concubine, Queen Guo Zhaoguo, walked out and gently draped a cloak on Cao Pi's body.

Cao Pi looked at Guo Zhao and was surprised at first: "It's you?" ”

He thought it would be his wife Zhen Mi...

Alas...

Immediately, Cao Pi said with emotion: "Exhibit poems and songs, talk about self-forgiveness, and be happy to mourn and destroy the heart." I can't sleep. Dressed and walked out of the house, looking up at the stars and the moon and watching the clouds...... Look, the competition for the position of the son of the world is so walking on thin ice and full of dangers! You're scared too, aren't you? ”

Guo Zhao shook her head, she picked up Cao Pi's hand and gently warmed his cold hand.

She groaned lightly: "Concubine, don't be afraid..."

This sentence of "not afraid" seems to melt Cao Pi's cold heart.

In the hall, there was also a fire, which was burning more and more in Sima Yi's worried eyes at the moment.

Long...

It's dark...

Long... It's almost noon.

Sima Yi finally moved his legs, which had been numb all night, with difficulty, and he stood up: "The noon banquet is called a banquet, but it is a test laid by Prime Minister Cao Cheng, and it is a test of Zihuan and Zijian's response... It is also a test of the officials' views on the "Nine Grades of Officials Law" and "Levying Widows and Giving Military Households"..."

"Prime Minister Cao Cheng wants to force the two sons to divide the camp clearly, and also force the scholar clan and the clan to divide clearly, Zihuan... You have to think about it, if you take this step, you will get the support of the nobles, but you will also usher in the deep resentment of the clan..."

"Zihuan, you have thought about it, although the move given by Mr. Li Lian is exquisite, it is a dangerous move! is to ask Zihuan to gamble with his life, and bet on Prime Minister Cao Cheng in the end... In the end, I will still compromise with the scholars! Zihuan, do you dare to gamble with your life? ”

This...

For a moment, Cao Pi groaned, and he seemed to be in some kind of contemplation.

Cao Zhen grinned and scolded: "You thought about it all night, and you came up with such a bullshit nonsense? ”

Cao Pi sat in front of Sima Yi, he glanced at Sima Yi deeply, "Wash your face and leave, you follow me to the banquet, you are my person, even if you lose the gamble and lose your life, you must be neat and generous to death!" ”

"Yes!"

Following Sima Yi's words, Cao Zhen looked at the two of them who had a tacit understanding, and an incomprehensible and abandoned anger surged into his heart.

It seems that Zihuan is going to stand firmly on the side of the Shi clan!

But he Cao is really a clan, how does this make him deal with himself?

…

…

At noon, Fancheng and Li Cong were taken to Cao Cao's banquet.

Seeing the samurai under the corridor holding halberds, the armor and halberds on their bodies flashed with cold light.

In the distance, Li Cong heard the voices of several important ministers in the hall.

"Prime Minister Cao Cheng is now the prince of the country, and he will set up the country and Yecheng, and he should be the son of the world as soon as possible!"

The ministers chimed in: "The prince of the country is uncertain, the world is restless, please set up a prince as soon as possible." ”

These ministers heard of Cao Cao's return and specially rushed from Xudu.

I heard about the "Nine Grades of Official Law" presented by Cao Pi again, and immediately intended to stand on Cao Pi's side, today... Meet, come and talk together.

Cao Cao waved his hand unhappily, "Okay, okay, you are all more anxious than Lonely, sit down, today is a banquet, only listen to drum music, don't talk about state affairs, don't talk about state affairs!" ”

A cadre of ministers retreated to their seats.

Li Lian noticed that the second son, Cao Pi, and the fourth son, Cao Zhi, were there, but Yang Xiu saw Li Cong, walked quickly to his side, and whispered in his ear.

"The prime minister doesn't like fanatics, such a battle, I'm afraid that I want to kill your sharp spirit, just like You Heng did at the beginning... You must not..."

"Hahahaha..."Li Li immediately laughed.

But his heart was crying.

- "He's finally here, and he's finally able to walk after Youheng..."

- "Back then, You Heng humiliated Cao Cao with a drum in naked clothes, and his fame shocked the world."

- "What should I do today?"

At this moment, the guard at the door reported: "The prime minister summons Li Cong!" ”

Yang Xiu walked past him worriedly, and Li Wei walked into the hall with his head held high.

He knows... He also knew that if he wanted to achieve something, if he wanted to join the Cao family's son, if he wanted to stir up the turmoil within the entire Cao Wei, then sooner or later he would have to pass Cao Cao's pass.

Li Lian walked in front of Cao Cao, but did not salute.

Cao Cao looked directly into Li Li's eyes.

"Why don't you worship when you see Lonely?"

"I'm not Wei Chen, but I'm just a grass people, I should worship the Son of Heaven, I should worship the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, but I can't worship Wei Gong?"

With Li Cong's words, Xu Chu on Cao Cao's side immediately blurted out.

"Bold!"

Cao Cao didn't mind, he still smiled: "Haha, I heard that there is a madman in Shu, who scolds Xuande at the banquet and Guan Gong in Jiangling City, which inevitably reminds Gu of Youheng, You Heng scolded Xun Lingjun for being a little white face, scolded Zhao Rong for being a rice bucket, scolded Sima Lang for being a fat man, suitable for being a butcher, and scolded Chen Qun for only selling wine... Lone wants to know, is it that You Heng is more arrogant, or are you Li Liang more crazy? ”

Li Cong squinted his eyes and smiled at Cao Cao.

He saw the coldness in Cao Cao's eyes, and he was shocked, but countless preparations, countless fantasies about this picture, allowed him to deal with this moment calmly.

After Cao Cao spoke, he was silent with a smile, and in the silence of oppression, he could feel the tension in the air.

"Turn around..."

Li Yan took a deep breath, and he turned around with his head held high.

Cao Cao looked at him and pondered: "In the past, You Heng was famous all over the world because of a drum song "Yuyang Ginseng", you are ten times more talented than him, do you dare to beat this song "Yuyang Ginseng Laos"?" Let Lone listen to the sonorous drum again. ”

"Why don't you dare?"

"Go, go... Ha ha... Hahaha! ”

Hearing this, Li Cong walked straight towards the drum array, and his conversation with Cao Cao attracted the attention of everyone at the entire banquet.

Cao Zhi's heart also tugged deeply.

Yang Xiu pursed his lips and said secretly in his heart.

"Mr. Lee... You need to break the game that You Heng didn't break back then!"

Cao Pi also frowned, but Sima Yi was in a complicated mood, he seemed to have expected Cao Cao to do something, at the beginning... When he became Cao Pi's staff, Cao Cao also "oppressed" him like this once.

That time, Cao Cao asked him to step back first, and then suddenly raised his hand and overturned the inkstone.

He Sima Yi was shocked by this voice and looked back suddenly.

Cao Cao's eyes widened, and he was victorious, he just wanted to look at the "other party" when he was defenseless, and it was at that time that Cao Cao shouted-"Sure enough, it was really an eagle looking at a wolf!" ”

Recalling the original moment again, Sima Yi couldn't help but feel frightened, especially afraid.

And as Sima Yi expected.

With a "bang", Cao Cao directly overturned the wine jug and wine cup on the table, and the sound of "bang" was endless, and Li Yan was shocked by this voice and looked back suddenly.

Cao Cao stared directly into his truest eyes, which was completely different from Sima Yi's "eagle-eyed wolf Gu"... Li Li's eyes were as calm as a lake.

Cao Cao couldn't help but be shocked.

- "Is he prepared?" Or is it that the mind is so peaceful?'

- "Otherwise? How can you be so calm?'

"Does the prime minister have any other orders?"

Li asked Cao Cao.

Cao Cao smiled, "Youheng would rather beat the drum naked than change the drummer's robe, Li Xuan?" Lone is very curious, do you change this drum robe? ”

With Cao Cao's words...

A guard presented the drummer's robe to Li Li.

Li Lian ignored it, suddenly raised his head, and he stretched out his hand to Cao Cao's nose-

"Cao Mengde, do you think that in the whole world, only You Heng dares to humiliate you?"

…

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(End of chapter)