"Father-in-law, this is a bit underestimated, is it because I want something, so I am so fearless to stand up for death, and do not hesitate to protect my father-in-law's safety with my own life?" Zhang Han's face was dignified and his words were righteous.

And he almost called his father-in-law several times, and he was very awkward every time he called "father-in-law".

This may be Lu Bu's pot.

Cao Cao didn't believe a word of Zhang Han's words, so he looked at him quietly and waited for him to finish speaking.

"This is all due to loyalty and filial piety, so he is willing to disregard his life to save his father-in-law."

Zhang Han hugged his fists firmly and forcefully: "As for the so-called merit reward, Han, I have never taken it to heart, please look at it and give it to the lord." ”

Cao Cao: "......"

"That night, I brought Xian'er home for a meal, and the warmth of my family was the best reward."

Cao Cao said lightly, which made Zhang Han's face anxious, and he hurriedly said: "Uh, it's okay to give something substantial, I'm a vulgar person, father-in-law, you know me, I come from a slightly cold background." ”

"Hehe," Cao Cao raised his hand and pointed out the door.

Zhang Han hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I'll get it myself." ”

"Fuck off!"

Fuck off! I'll make your daughter mischief when I go back! Your daughter is my little troublemaker.

Zhang Han left first, not entering the palace with Cao Cao to face the saint, and after he left, Xun Yu and Xi Zhi talked about their speculation about the way they came at this moment.

In fact, it is no longer a guess, it is basically determined that it is Dong Cheng, Fu Wan and others, and the relatives know that the Son of Heaven trusts Cao Cao too much, and everyone should be very anxious.

And in the previous party struggle, almost all the means were lost to Cao Cao.

As a result, there is no advantage in the court now, and many people have been transferred out of the court, and those who remain are people who do not have a firm position and may not necessarily be in the same breath as them.

In this case, resorting to assassination, ambush, and other acts of beheading is something that is both helpless and compelling.

If Cao Cao can be stabbed to death, the current situation can be reversed for the time being.

It is estimated that such covert offensives will continue in the next few years.

Because as long as the courtiers still have the heart of the Han and the scholars still have a deep hatred with the eunuchs, then Cao Cao will never be recognized by them.

As Cao's power expands more and more, these people will continue to emerge as if they were forced to jump over the wall.

The main thing is the solution.

Xun Yu still advocates that don't be in a hurry, and destroy the peace of the current Xu Capital, and you should slowly plan it.

Xi Zhicai and Cao Cao were silent, which was not in line with the style and temperament of the two of them, but Xun Yu said this, and it was preemptive, his heart was urgent, and they didn't want to refute his heart immediately.

Cao Cao secretly and Xi Zhicai glanced at each other, breathed a sigh of relief, and did not make a sound for the time being, and after a long time, Cao Cao said: "Wen Ruo doesn't have to worry. ”

"This matter, after all, is still a big matter, and it is not a trivial matter to ambush and kill my Han ministers, and it should be handed over to Your Majesty for decision."

"Yes, what Sikong said is extremely ......" Xun Yu thought about it, and didn't think of a reason to refute it.

"Therefore, you don't have to rush to persuade me, I have a deep relationship, how can I not know what you think in your heart, what you want is peace and harmony in the territory, but this grudge is not something you and I can resolve."

"The husband tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, not only about filial piety, at this time, it can be explained, it is not that I want to clear the party in the court, but they want to put me to death, who is the person behind the scenes, you and I know it in our hearts, why bother pretending not to know?"

Cao Cao stared at Xun Yu bitterly, making him bow his head even more guiltily.

This is not true at all, this assassination operation organized by them, if it were not for the fate, or if the guards around them were vigilant enough, they should always be in danger by now.

Every time Xun Yu thought of this, he felt guilty in his heart, and even dared not refuse.

Xun Yu fell silent here, Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai over there were naturally a little excited, and the two discussed again, preparing to inform His Majesty the Son of Heaven of the assassination and ambush of this trip, as for how to decide, it should be up to Liu Xie to decide.

In this way, even Xun Yu has no opinion.

After the preparation, Cao Cao first ordered the main book of the army to hand over all the merits to Shangshutai, and after transcribing and sorting, he also took the palace to the internal officials, and then presented it to the Son of Heaven, and at the same time Cao Cao himself held a list of the merits of important people, and rode into the palace by carriage and horse.

Baiguan was not in the palace, but went to the south gate to greet Zong Zheng according to his previous itinerary.

It takes at least an hour to come and go.

This section is also within Cao Cao's calculations, in his opinion, if there are other officials on the side, Liu Xie may not be able to make a good judgment, so many things can not be decided, if Cao Cao goes in advance, he can just clarify some things.

Not long after, Cao Cao arrived at the Changle Hall of the Imperial Palace, walked up the wide and carved stairs, and the Yellow Gate immediately came to take off his boots for him, and Liu Xie also walked down from the luxurious position early at this time, and greeted Cao Cao all the way, with a smile on his face.

"Sikong, you're finally back."

"I, I haven't seen Aiqing for a year, I really miss it in my heart!"

Liu Xie's expression was slightly moved, he hugged Cao Cao's arm and refused to relax, at this moment anyone could feel that his emotions were extremely sincere, Cao Cao had never had a good impression of Liu Xie, but he was also relieved at the moment.

nodded and said: "Your Majesty don't worry, Yangzhou Shouchun, Yuan's sister-in-law, is not the so-called destiny of heaven, and his Yuan Shu is just a dry bone in the grave, I gave him a dignity." ”

"The so-called Zhong clan has now become history, not even history, just a ray of waves."

"Aiqing, in the middle of the year, the war was not going well, and the battle report from the front seemed to say that the attack of our Han army was unfavorable, and Shouchun was very likely to hold it, and Yuan Shao in northern Hebei sent envoys several times to lead me to Yecheng, Wei County...... I was reluctant in every way, but fortunately, there was Taiwei Yang Biao, Dali Temple Siqing Zhong Xuan, etc., who persuaded hundreds of officials in the palace, so I gave up. ”

"Later, the news of Sikong's capture of Shouchun came out, and the situation in the court was stable, I thought that the hundred officials were afraid that the Yuan family would be in existence for a long time, and Yuan Shao's edict to me had never been carried out, but at this time he was willing to welcome me to Yecheng, how could I not know that he was taking advantage of the chaos to rob him."

When Liu Xie said this, he sighed deeply: "If I really go, one will make Ai Qing, who is fighting on the front line, uneasy, and the other will fall into the hands of his Yuan family, won't I let others handle it in the future?" ”

After hearing this, Cao Cao was greatly shocked, and the whole person became very stunned, he stared at Liu Xie for a long time, nodded and said, "Your Majesty, it is really more and more intelligent." ”

"Now, I am a Ming Jun, so the situation can be judged clearly in an instant, and it will definitely make my Han prosperous in the future."

This kid is so nice! For the sake of my Cao Cao, if he had to go to Wei County, Jizhou, the situation in the court would be completely different, and it would take a lot of work to suppress it.

But who would have thought that he himself did not plan to go.

Like a tug-of-war, the most important link is on our side, so how can others pull the general trend over?

"When the minister enters the palace and comes to meet him, in addition to recovering to His Majesty, there is also something to be told."

"What?" Liu Xie saw that Cao Cao's face became serious, and his heart was also terrified.

According to common sense, now that the big thing is over and the victory is over, it should be very happy, but Cao Cao has a very worried feeling, which makes Liu Xie feel uneasy.

Cao Cao took two steps back, bowed his hand, and said, "Your Majesty, I want to resign." ”

"In the future, you can be an idle official, retire in the mansion, or return to the joy of the countryside, and return all the political affairs and authority to Your Majesty, so that Your Majesty can truly rule this great Han country."

"I?!"

Liu Xie was startled, and his whole heart seemed to be grabbed by someone, what does this mean?!

I, I am still in the time of contemplation, I have never been proficient in everything, but I only understand that the number of the treasury, the mountains and rivers and the territory are only half-understood, and there is a master teaching, but it will take several years to achieve it.

It is the time to be able to subordinate and assist the government, why do you want to leave at this moment?

He really felt that Cao Cao could treat tens of millions of people, benefit the land of the four states, and govern the Central Plains in an orderly manner; Outside, there are famous generals whose achievements are world-famous and predominant, and who will win and win battles, and it would be a pity if they could not be around to assist in teaching.

Why did he leave, was he tired?

Liu Xie felt a little aggrieved in his heart, or was he afraid that I didn't trust him enough?

You must know that I have almost never asked about the power above the entire court now, if this Cao Aiqing is still dissatisfied, then it is not right.

Thinking of this, Liu Xie's face was already a little aggrieved and angry, and he also looked at Cao Cao seriously, and asked in a deep voice: "Sikong, why do you say this?" ”

"But what's wrong with me?"

Cao Cao's face was bitter, and he sighed sadly: "Minister, killing outside, it is to fight with life, in the name of the Han Dynasty, to accept the people of my Han family, and the meritorious subordinates dare not talk about it, but they have made great achievements in asking themselves." ”

"In the first battle of Yangzhou, although it was finally won, it lost 60,000 elite soldiers and lost countless baggage, which was enough for several years of savings, and there were tens of thousands of gold just for the wealth of dismissal and pension."

"It can be said that it is also miserable."

With a long sigh, the number of these casualties entered Liu Xie's ears, making him breathtaking and his heart shaking.

60,000, this year is so tragic, there are more than 60,000 casualties, so it can still win, so how many Yangzhou died, this Aiqing actually experienced at least 100,000 casualties on the front line......

No wonder, disheartened.

As a result, Liu Xie's attitude softened slightly.

Cao Cao's words changed sharply, and then he said: "In this way, we are still victorious, but on the way back, outside Yingyin, our subordinates were ambushed. ”

"What!?"

Liu Xie turned around abruptly and looked at Cao Cao incredulously, he originally thought that Cao Cao was killing too many horses, which caused his heart to be a little unstable, so he proposed to rest.

But how could he have thought that Yingyin, south of Xu Du, was assassinated!?

Who dares to assassinate the hero of my great man!?

"Who is it?!"

Liu Xiehu looked at Cao Cao suspiciously, even if he said it from Cao Cao's mouth himself, he still couldn't believe that there was someone in the seemingly peaceful and peaceful Xu Du who dared to act so boldly!

"Your Majesty has found out who it is, but you don't dare to say anything to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I only feel disheartened, and I ask Your Majesty for mercy, betrayal, from behind him, how can I rest assured that I will conquer in the future."

"The loyalty of the Han is the wrong payment after all." Cao Cao sneered, this smile was extremely bleak, and it directly pierced Liu Xie's heart.

At this moment, it was as if there was an invisible big hand that suddenly grabbed Liu Xie's heart and overwhelmed him.

The implication of Cao Cao's words is that it means that the person who secretly designed the ambush is in the court, and his status is still a more important person in the Han family.

"Sikong, do you have any evidence?"

"Since Your Majesty asked, Your Majesty can only say no." Cao Cao stood with his hands in his hands, his tone was cold, as if he didn't intend to pursue it, he just wanted to leave the place of right and wrong immediately, and anyone who had just experienced an assassination could not be broad-minded and unmoved.

Now Cao Cao can still stand here without being angry but sad and resigning, which is already very magnanimous.

Liu Xie felt his sense of decadence, like a leaf falling in the wind, and he had lost his heart.

"Aiqing, there is no need to be so pessimistic," Liu Xie walked up to him, stretched out his hand on Cao Cao's shoulder, and said with a soft smile: "In the palace, if there are two hearts, they can be found out and punished, and if their identity is inconvenient, they can be degraded or transferred to a remote place." ”

"I can't do without Aiqing."

This sentence is heartfelt.

Now, the court captains, Dali Temple, and school offices in the inner court all belong to Cao Cao's direct subordinates, and Zhijinwu is also recommended by Cao Cao, eight school captains, one of whom is Cao Cao's henchman, is the commander of the guard, that is, Dian Wei.

The other seven, although their relationship with Cao Cao was not particularly close, was not too hostile.

This is only the officials around the palace, among the Xu capital, there are more officials in the internal governance, such as Shang Shutai, Taiwei, etc., all of whom have the same position as Cao Cao, if he leaves, these people will all be in trouble.

No, don't talk about it all, even if only thirty percent of the people make trouble, the entire Xu Capital will collapse in an instant.

Liu Xie couldn't give up Cao Cao and let him resign and return to his hometown, besides, hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers in the army were all under Cao Cao's dispatch.

"Sikong, I know that you should have been greeted by a hundred officials when you returned victorious, but someone was secretly designing an ambush, which caused Aiqing to be uneasy, I ...... With merit, first give Aiqing a sword to go to the court and praise the nameless. ”

"Abolish the three dukes again, ask Aiqing to be the prime minister, lead the military and political affairs, control the inside and outside of the imperial city, and put an end to the hidden danger of ambush, how about it?"

Cao Cao was silent.

Still bowed his head, but in fact, where Liu Xie couldn't see, he had already grinned, if it weren't for the fact that he was in the Changle Hall now, I was afraid that he couldn't help laughing.

Ah, retreat is advance, good one retreats to advance.

It turns out that what Bo Chang said at that time was to make good use of retreat as advance, which is what he meant!

(End of chapter)