Liu Xie looked at Cao Cao who came back, and the envy in his heart was directly expressed on his face.

But all he can do is envy.

Controlled by Cao Cao, Liu Xie couldn't do anything except be a puppet, and when he saw Cao Cao approaching the city gate, he had to change his expression and walk out with a smile on his face.

It's just that in order to live well as a puppet, Liu Xie doesn't care about the rules or regulations, as long as he can survive.

"Stop!"

Cao Cao saw Liu Xie coming towards him, so he drank.

The triumphant team stopped in front of Liu Xie.

"Minister Cao Cao, meet Your Majesty!"

Cao Cao dismounted first and saluted.

Nominally, he is still the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and in the face of Liu Xie, who came out to greet him, the basic etiquette is still unavoidable, and he needs to be polite.

The soldiers and strategists who followed behind him also saluted together.

This gave Liu Xie a feeling that I was still the emperor of the Han Dynasty, but this feeling only lasted for a moment, he couldn't lose the identity of a puppet, and he couldn't forget it, he was a puppet one day, and he was a puppet all the time, and his life was so sad.

"Prime Minister Cao, excuse me!"

Liu Xie remembered that when he was in Luoyang, he also thought that Cao Cao was a loyal minister.

Now it seems that this loyal minister is a joke.

Cao Cao stood up straight and said politely: "How dare you let Your Majesty come out to greet you?" ”

The Han courtiers who followed Liu Xie's side, when they heard Cao Cao's words, the corners of their mouths twitched, thinking that if Liu Xie didn't come out to greet him, would you Cao Cao give up?

What a hypocrite!

"Prime Minister Cao Cheng killed the Hu people, and the credit is very high, I should come out to greet him."

Liu Xie had no choice but to say politely.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "It's all a small matter, Your Majesty doesn't have to be like this, it's just that I have such a credit, what reward is Your Majesty going to give me?" ”

As soon as this remark came out, not only the Han courtiers around Liu Xie, but even Chen Zhou also felt that Cao Cao was too arrogant, and he asked for a reward as soon as he came back, or asked outside the city, and asked when Liu Xie came out to greet him, which simply didn't take the Han Emperor seriously.

I don't take them seriously as loyal ministers.

Several Han courtiers couldn't help but want to say something, but they were also held down by the people around them.

Now he can't tear his face with Cao Cao, and Dong Cheng and the others who tore their faces last time can't even find their graves.

"I should!"

Liu Xie had a feeling of wanting to cry, and secretly thought in his heart, Cao Cao, don't go too far!

However, he didn't dare to say the words in his heart, so he stubbornly said: "Prime Minister Cao Cheng's merits are very high, and he should be rewarded, but with such high merits, I don't know how to reward them for a while, Prime Minister, you see ......"

He returned this question to Cao Cao.

It is also very clear that Cao Cao proposed a reward at this time, there must be some purpose, and it is not as simple as simply proposing.

Whatever Cao Cao wants, he gives it.

Liu Xie was too lazy to entangle, after all, it was pointless to toss so much.

"With my credit, make a duke, no problem, right?"

Cao Cao also raised it unceremoniously, and said: "I want Jizhou, seal the duke, give Jiuxi, and be able to build a country, what does Your Majesty think?" ”

"Cao Cao, don't deceive people too much!"

When a Han courtier heard this, he was furious and was about to point at Cao Cao to scold, but was dragged back by the others around him and covered his mouth.

Now Cao Cao's triumph, it is the time when he is full of spirit and killing intent, if he offends Cao Cao, maybe he will kill a few people on the spot to sacrifice to the sky, and all of them have no good life to live.

The Han still has a few loyal ministers, and when they heard Cao Cao make such a request, they sent Liu Xie to send the emperor's jade seal out, how could those loyal ministers endure it?

Even when Liu Xie heard this, he almost couldn't hold back his anger, but he didn't want to die yet, so he had to completely endure this anger, looked back at the minister who accused Cao Cao just now, and said coldly: "Prime Minister Cao Cheng has worked hard and made great achievements, isn't it okay to take the initiative to ask for a little reward?" ”

After a pause, he continued: "Since the prime minister has this idea, I will definitely agree, and I will go back to write the holy decree later." ”

Cao Cao knew that he would definitely be able to get consent, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

As for what Liu Xie thought in his heart and how much he hated himself, Cao Cao didn't care at all.

"Let's go back!"

Liu Xie said again.

Cao Cao said loudly: "Enter the city." ”

After receiving Cao Cao's order, everyone dared to enter the city.

When Liu Xie saw this, he was so angry that he couldn't do it, but he had to swallow this breath first, and kept telling himself in his heart that since he chose to lie down, he didn't care about anything, just live well.

Now he doesn't ask for anything anymore.

Just to live.

They soon returned to the city and put aside the unpleasantness for a moment.

Chen Zhou was not surprised by Cao Cao's request for a reward, and he didn't think there was any problem, even if Xun Yu looked down on it now, a puppet emperor was no longer important, he still put the world first, and now he wanted to calm the world.

After entering the city, Cao Cao and the others had other things to deal with.

Chen Zhou didn't care about those things, took Ma Yunlu home, and got to know the other ladies.

After being away for so long, Chen Zhou really misses them and the children.

"Husband!"

When they saw Chen Zhou coming back, they cheered happily.

They didn't think there was anything about Chen Zhou bringing a beautiful woman back this time, you must know that every time Chen Zhou goes out, he will bring a beautiful woman home, which has become the norm.

Ma Yunlu met them for the first time, but he was a little embarrassed.

In addition to being shy, I was also a little nervous.

Chen Zhou introduced them to them, and hugged Jing'er and Hui'er to play.

I'll leave the rest to them.

Several ladies are familiar with Ma Yunlu, and they can arrange when they will get married.

The ladies will solve it, don't worry about it.

The time was fast, and it was night.

Cao Shan prepared a table of meals and set up a banquet to welcome Chen Zhou back, which can be regarded as picking up the wind and washing the dust for Ma Yunlu, and there will be one more good sister in the family in the future.

Their enthusiasm made Ma Yunlu relax a lot.

That was how the first night home went.

The next day, early in the morning.

Cao Cao convened a court meeting, and on the morning of the same day, a holy decree was sent out, Liu Xie wanted to reward Cao Cao as the Duke of Wei, build the country of Yecheng, and then hand over the entire Yecheng to Cao Cao.

In the north of the Han Dynasty, it is true that he only knows that there is the Duke of Wei, but he does not know that there is also the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty.

The people in the north were more favored by Cao Cao.

As for the emperor of the Han family, it is already very good that he did not exploit the people, let alone any favors, the Han family is incompetent, nothing can be done, whoever can give the people a good life, the people will recognize whom, this is the most basic law.

Cao Cao was named Duke of Wei, and the news spread quickly.

It not only spread throughout the north of the Han Dynasty, but also spread to the south, shocking many people.