Han family achievements

Chapter 391: Fierce Fire Cooking Oil

Chenliu Wangfu.

Zhong Yao came to Prince Chenliu's Mansion for the first time.

For Liu Xie, this was the first time for a high-ranking official from the imperial court to visit his Chenliu Palace.

Liu Xie didn't feel any brilliance at all, only panic and uneasiness.

After sitting down and hearing Zhong Yao's intention, Liu Xie frowned and said, "What does Zhong Pushe mean by asking me to take over the case from Tingwei's mansion forcibly and then close the case as soon as possible?"

Zhong Yao said with a serious look on his face: "That's right. This case is full of doubts. I'm worried that someone is framed by it with ulterior motives. It must be contained and discussed in the long term."

Liu Xie is not stupid. He has been watching the court with cold eyes for so many years. How can he not understand the behavior of the "Yingchuan Party"? How can it be simple for Zhong Yao to come to the door in person and demand that the case be suppressed?

Thinking again about Cao Cao and Wang Lang involved, Liu Xie moved his buttocks and said: "Zhong Pushe, according to the regulations, you can do this, but the Tingwei Mansion doesn't agree, and I can't force it. Secondly, , when this case comes to the Yushitai, how should I decide? Is it really necessary to accuse Cao Cao? If the big thing turns into a trivial matter, it will be even harder to explain later... right?"

Zhong Yao did not give in and said: "Your Highness, as long as we can survive today, the Chancellor will be responsible for the rest."

"No, no, no." Liu Xie shook his head directly.

This case is obviously not simple. Who knows what else is behind it? If Liu Xie takes it over by force at this time, it will be like jumping into a trap and taking the blame.

Dong dong dong

Just as Zhong Yao was about to speak, he heard footsteps outside.

The two of them looked back and saw Xi Zhicai coming over in a hurry. After raising his hand in greeting, he sat down to the right of Liu Xie, coughed twice and said: "Your Highness, this case must be taken up by the Censor's Office. "

When Liu Xie heard this, he glanced at Zhong Yao and pretended to be deep in thought.

Although Xi Zhicai was the Yushi Cheng, the person in charge of the Yushitai on behalf of Liu Xie, he was also the "Yingchuan Party" and had close relations with Xun Yu, Xun You, Zhong Yao and others.

Zhong Yao didn't care about why Xi Zhicai came, and continued with Liu Xie: "Your Highness, the key to this matter is not Cao Cao, nor Wang Tingwei in Tingwei Mansion, the key lies in the palace. Your Majesty has been asking for peace in the court. , party strife must not reappear. Once exposed in front of His Majesty, no matter it is the Chancellery, Tingwei Mansion or Cao Cao, there will be no good results. The most important thing is that it will affect His Majesty's national affairs, please think twice!"

Liu Xie's expression moved. He raised his eyelids and glanced at Zhong Yao and Xi Zhicai from the corner of his eye, looking thoughtful.

Liu Xie may not care about other matters, but this "national affairs" directly affects Liu Xie's vitality.

After all, Liu Xie also has a strong ambition to "re-establish the Han Dynasty" in his heart, especially his complicated relationship with Liu Bian, so he has to care about the word "national affairs".

"I can……"

Liu Xie raised his head, looked at Zhong Yao, and said in a hesitant tone: "Give it a try, but if Wang Tingwei refuses to hand over, I won't force him, and you can't come to me again."

Zhong Yao pondered for a moment and said, "Okay."

Liu Xie could only do this.

The three of them left Prince Chenliu's Mansion and started walking towards Tingwei's Mansion.

The Tingwei Mansion, which was originally the residence of Chao Xiu, is now extremely lively, with people coming and going, and people coming in and out one after another.

Zhang Hong didn't know how many people he had received for Wang Lang. He took a breath and came to Wang Lang's room to check in. He smiled bitterly and said: "Tingwei, this is already the ninth..."

He stopped talking instantly because he saw Sima Lang sitting opposite Wang Lang.

Sima Lang looked back at Zhang Hong and said to Wang Lang: "Tingwei, what my grandfather meant, please be careful and don't be fooled."

Wang Lang nodded expressionlessly and said nothing.

Zhang Hong blocked many people for him, but there were still some that he couldn't stop.

After Sima Lang finished speaking briefly and concisely, he stood up and left with his hand raised.

After Sima Lang left, Zhang Hong came in and said with a worried look on his face: "Tingwei, did Sima Jun also intervene?"

Wang Lang's face was gloomy and he sneered: "We all know that the Yingchuan Party is powerful, so we don't dare to talk about the Yingchuan Party. Instead, they came to force me to bow my head and admit my mistake!"

Zhang Hong became even more uneasy and said, "Then, what should we do now?"

Originally they planned to make the matter bigger and shift the responsibility to the 'Yingchuan Party', but they never imagined that they would be the ones feeling the greatest pressure!

Wang Lang was in a bad mood. Not only was he being plotted, but also being bullied by so many people. His eyes were bloodshot and ferocious. He stood up suddenly and shouted: "From now on, the Tingwei Mansion will be closed to all guests. All the principals, big and small, will go back. Who can You are not allowed to see me, and you are not allowed to talk nonsense!"

When Zhang Hong saw that Wang Lang was going to fight to the death, he was shocked and said: "Tingwei, do you really want to do this?"

This is so offensive!

And if things are allowed to ferment, the first one to be unlucky will probably be the Tingwei Mansion!

Wang Lang waved his hand and walked out directly.

Zhang Hong felt chills all over his body and couldn't help but shudder.

When Liu Xie arrived, he was not rejected, but there was indeed no one in charge in Tingwei Mansion.

It's not a closed door.

Liu Xie seemed to have noticed something, and left without any more greetings with Zhong Yao.

Xi Zhicai didn’t leave.

He stood in front of the gate of Tingwei Mansion, his expression changed, and he said angrily: "Yuan Chang, tell me honestly if Gongda did it!"

Wang Lang almost emptied Tingwei's mansion, which was obviously his intention to fight to the end.

If Wang Lang doesn't let go, he will definitely make trouble in front of the emperor.

The 'Yingchuan Party' has been warned repeatedly by the palace. This kind of thing happened before the start of the court. It is a blatant slap in the palace's face. Who can accept it? !

Zhong Yao frowned, shook his head, and said, "I've thought about it all the way. It shouldn't be a fair way. It wouldn't be so clumsy. Maybe someone wants to kill three birds with one stone and count us all."

Xi Zhicai was doubtful, his sickly pale face was filled with condensation.

The "three birds" are Cao Cao, Wang Lang, and the Yingchuan Party.

If there really is such a mysterious person, then this method is really too cruel!

"What should we do now?" Xi Zhicai couldn't figure out who did it, so he could only stare at Zhong Yao.

Zhong Yao looked up at the palace and said, "The Prime Minister has gone to see Changqiu. Let's explore the situation first. There is still room for change before His Majesty is angry."

Xi Zhicai didn't ask where the 'Zhuan Wan' was, and said, "I'll go and persuade King Chenliu again."

Zhong Yao nodded, but he had no hope in his heart.

By this time, the news that Cao Cao was reported to Tingwei Mansion by his servants had spread throughout Luoyang City.

Huangfu Mansion.

The two brothers Huangfu Jianshou and Huangfu Jianchang were having dinner. Although they were sitting across from each other, they had almost no conversation.

Huangfu Jianchang was cynical in his early years and caused many troubles.

Huangfu Song was out leading troops all year round, so the responsibility of taking care of Huangfu Jianshou fell on his eldest son, Huangfu Jianshou.

Huangfu Jianshou was a man who adhered to etiquette and was always strict with his family members. He was very strict with his playboy younger brother.

The more strict Huangfu Jianshou was, the more rebellious Huangfu Jianshou was. For a long time, the relationship between the two brothers was like a needle-to-nose relationship. Huangfu Jianchang even called Huangfu Jianshou 'Second Dad' behind his back.

I don't know how long it took, but Huangfu Jianshou sat up, wiped his mouth, looked at Huangfu Jianshou and said, "What do you think?"

Huangfu Jianchang was not upright at all. He was sitting cross-legged, slurping porridge, and said without raising his head: "How can you watch a dog bite a dog?"

Huangfu Jianshou sat up straighter and said calmly: "Say something useful."

Huangfu Jianchang stretched out his hand to grab the steamed bun, broke it open, stuffed vegetables into it, and said nonchalantly: "It's none of your business, why are you worrying so much? Just follow your father's example and don't get involved in those messy things. "

Huangfu Jianshou heard some kind of "looking down" from the words of his "achieved" brother. He frowned and anger gathered in his chest. Just as he was about to teach him a lesson, he saw Cheng Yu hurriedly coming outside the door.

Huangfu Jianshou suppressed his anger, stood up and left.

Cheng Yu bowed respectfully, waited for Huangfu Jianshou to leave, then came in, sat down at Huangfu Jianshou's seat, and said, "Second Young Master, something is a little strange."

Huangfu Jianchang took a big bite of the steamed bun, pointed to the food on the table, and said vaguely: "Sir, have you eaten? If not, let's go together."

Cheng Yu didn't eat, looked at him and said: "Second Young Master, I have verified it. What the servant reported is true. Now things are a bit difficult to handle."

Huangfu Jianzhang ate a few mouthfuls and drank another sip of porridge. He drank it down with a happy expression on his face and said in a strange way: "Is it difficult? What's so difficult? Let them handle these matters. What happened to our Imperial City Mansion?"

With that said, Huangfu Jianchang continued to eat with his head down.

"Second Young Master, what do you think?"

Cheng Yu's expression became solemn and he said, "Then if Cao Cao is really convicted, who will your Majesty hand over to investigate this case thoroughly?"

"Cough cough cough,"

Huangfu, who was sucking the porridge, bit the edge of the bowl with his long teeth, knocked the bowl over, and then coughed violently.

But he couldn't care less about this. He wiped his mouth and said hurriedly: "Sir, are you saying that Cao Cao will really be convicted? Cao Cao, that is His Majesty's most favored person, the future Grand Sima!"

Seeing that Huangfu Jianchang had listened, Cheng Yu thought with his eyes: "It's hard to say. It depends on how they fight and whether Cao Cao has the means to protect himself."

Huangfu Jianchang frowned, his heart pounding, and said, "Sir, do I want to attack and report? Or use some means against Cao Cao first?"

Cheng Yu shook his head and said: "We can't act rashly for the time being. The water in Luoyang City is too muddy, and it is still not appropriate for the Imperial City Mansion to emerge immediately."

Huangfu Jianchang nodded repeatedly and said, "What should we do now? We can't wait for big trouble to happen to us!"

Cheng Yu glanced outside the door and said, "Second Young Master, there are too many paradoxes in this matter. Don't mess with it. You might as well take another look. The result will be at noon at the latest."

"The results will be available at noon?" Huangfu Jianchang was stunned for a moment, then added, "So soon? It's faster than I can handle cases."

Cheng Yu nodded and said: "It won't exceed noon, because this is the limit of His Majesty's patience. Once it passes noon, thunder will fall from the sky!"

Huangfu Jianchang opened his eyes and said, "You mean, His Majesty already knows?"

Cheng Yu saw Huangfu Jianchang pretending to be dumbfounded in front of him, and pretended not to know, "Maybe, it was earlier than us."

Huangfu Jianchang let out a sudden sigh, then stood up, patted his butt, and said: "Then we have to do something, let's go."

Cheng Yu didn't know what Huangfu Jianchang was going to do, so he got up and followed him.

At the same time, Xun Yu met Changqiu Pan Yin in the palace, and Xun You met Lu Yu, the commander of the palace, in the Lu Mansion.

Outside the palace it was like a raging fire cooking oil, but inside the palace it was as quiet as an abyss.

Also quiet was the Cao Mansion.

Cao Cao was sitting in the pavilion, discussing a new short poem with Jia Xu.

But after saying a few words, a servant came to report, abruptly interrupting Cao Cao's poetry.

Cao Cao waved his hands helplessly and laughed with Jia Xu: "Wen He, this plan is a brilliant one! Excellent!"

Regarding Jia Xu's strategy, Cao Cao originally regarded it as self-protection by retreating in order to advance, but judging from today's results, it far exceeded his expectations.

If he is in it, no one will suspect that he is the mastermind.

And this strategy successfully calculated against the "Yingchuan Party" and put the "Yingchuan Party" in the crater.

Listening to them with his own ears, they were like ants on a hot pot, with no master, and like headless flies, scurrying around. Cao Cao was as happy as drinking snow in June, and he felt extremely comfortable!

The 'Yingchuan Party' can be said to be Cao Cao's biggest threat. They have always tried to 'restrict' him, and even sent him to jail for questioning!

Jia Xu remained motionless, with no expression on his face, and said, "General, since your charges are proven, don't you worry about being really questioned?"

Cao Cao's smile remained unchanged, stroking his beard and said: "If this crime is carried out, more than 90% of the people in Luoyang City will have to accompany me in. The 'Yingchuan Party' will not know about it, and they will take good care of me."

Seeing that Cao Cao had thought it through, Jia Xu said, "What is the general going to do next?"

Cao Cao's smile faded, his eyes were half-closed, and he looked at Jia Xu and said, "Wen He thinks, should I preemptively go to the palace to plead guilty, or should I pretend not to know anything and wait for someone to come and get me?"

Jia Xu looked at him and said, "Normally, what would a general do when encountering such a thing?"

Cao Cao thought about it seriously and said, "Sit back and watch the wind blow."

Jia Xu was silent for a while and said: "We can't do nothing. At least the general should check the house and cut it clean from head to tail."

Cao Cao nodded immediately and said, "Okay, I'll let someone do it."

"Cao Gong should also go out and walk around." Jia Xu added.

Cao Gong refers to Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, who was a former Taiwei.

"No problem." Cao Cao said. These superficial efforts are not troublesome at all.

Jia Xu didn't say anything more. The new master in front of him was not Dong Zhuo. He was so scheming that he couldn't say another word or take one more step.

When Cao Cao saw that Jia Xu was silent, he felt dissatisfied and had to ask: "Wen He, do you have any plans?"

Jia Xu said: "We still have to wait and see the reactions of all parties."

Cao Cao immediately knew that Jia Xu was here, so he subconsciously picked up the wine bottle from his side, took a sip, and said with a smile: "With Wen He here, you have no worries!"

Jia Xu had no expression on his face, he just glanced at the wine flask in Cao Cao's hand.

The two of them had their own agendas, and coincidentally discussed the short poems on the table again.

While Jia Xu was discussing poetry with Cao Cao, Xun Yu and Xun You walked out of the palace one after another.

The two chatted for a few words, then got into the carriage and went to the Yang Mansion.

(End of this chapter)