The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 386 Cao Cao resists the petition, Kong Ming sends Liu Bei

"Prime Minister, this is a document sent by the nobles. Please take a look at it."

Jia Xu put down a pile of documents in the inn. There was a lot of white paper in Jiangling. With white paper, the history of having to use bamboo to write came to an end.

The nobles who came to Jiangling wrote letters to Cao Cao one after another, and the contents of their letters were roughly the same.

Jiangling is going to host a meeting of princes, so how can it be without the emperor?

It would be inappropriate for the emperor not to come to Jiangling to preside over this.

Although the Han Dynasty was no longer in power, the emperor was still alive, so his status should be respected.

Boss Cao, it’s up to you.

It is not in accordance with the etiquette if the emperor does not come. The people of the world and the nobles will not accept it.

A group of old aristocrats quoted from classics and talked about the alliance system during the Zhou Dynasty, expressing the same idea.

The emperor should come to Jiangling to preside over the alliance.

Then, according to the etiquette system of the princes, the emperor would preside over the flesh-cutting ceremony for them.

It's about dividing the meat and bacon.

When Cao Cao saw it, he frowned and immediately suspected that it was Luo Yuan's doing. He knew that Luo Yuan was thinking about getting Liu Xie here.

That grandson is very bad.

The emperor is of great use to me. Once I arrive in Jiangling, will the emperor still listen to me?

Now Liu Xie is imprisoned in Xuchang, his life and death are in his own hands, but Liu Xie is still not obedient and has issued a secret decree. How can he be obedient when he arrives in Jiangling?

Cao Cao felt something was wrong. "What do you think, Wenhe? This is controlled by Gongqi?"

Jia Xu shook his head.

Cao Cao was stunned. What do you mean?

Seeing that Boss Cao was not satisfied, Jia Xu immediately said: "Whether it was Gongqi who did it or not, it is actually not important. But now the nobles are looking forward to the emperor coming to Jiangling, and it is not easy for the prime minister to refuse."

I wanted to refuse, but I kept refusing.

But Cao Cao knew that with so many people making a fuss, he needed to make a statement if he wanted to maintain his status as a Han minister.

If it were just a few noble families, he wouldn't care.

Even if they are famous and wealthy, what can they do to me? But how many aristocratic families are there in Jiangling? The aristocratic families in Jiangdong, Jingzhou, and the north, almost all the aristocratic families in the world are in Jiangling.

If I don't allow the emperor to come to Jiangling, that would be a lot of fun. These people alone can spray me to death.

What's more, Liu Bei and Sun Quan would definitely support the emperor to come to Jiangling, especially Liu Bei.

It would be of great benefit to him if the emperor came to Jiangling.

Cao Cao nodded and said, "What you said is exactly what I am worried about. If I agree, the emperor will come to Jiangling and will be out of my control in the future. Dong Zhao's suggestion that day to hold the emperor hostage to force the disobedient will be impossible. But if I don't agree, the world will talk about it, and it will be difficult to stop the people from talking. I am not a traitor to the Han Dynasty, but I will be a traitor to the Han Dynasty."

Jia Xu said: "This is an open conspiracy. If the Prime Minister does not agree, he will lose credibility with the world. This is not what Gongqi planned. I think it is Kong Ming's plan."

"Zhuge Village Man?"

Cao Cao thought about it and felt that it was very likely. After all, he and Luo Yuan could negotiate anything. In other words, Liu Bei would benefit a lot from the world coming, so Kong Ming was the most suspicious.

Cao Cao was a little annoyed: Zhuge Liang is so abominable. Isn't this putting himself in a difficult position?
In fact, with his current status, it doesn't matter if he doesn't need the emperor. Liu Xie is just a canary in his hands and is of little use.

The fact that Liu Xie was in the north only proved that the north was the orthodox imperial court.

Cao Cao thought about it and said, "I didn't care when I heard that the emperor was selling paintings before. But now... I think maybe there was a plan in place long ago. Could it be that you taught the emperor something?" The emperor has been selling paintings in Xuchang for a long time. Every painting is stamped with the imperial seal, so the price is naturally very expensive.

Even Cao Cao was a little jealous.

Cao Cao had long suspected that Luo Yuan must have taught the emperor the idea of ​​selling paintings. Now that he thought about it, didn't this echo what happened in Jiangling?

Jia Xu did not make any comments casually. What did such matters have to do with him? He just reminded Cao Cao that he had to express his position on this matter immediately.

The sooner you express your opinion, the better.

"If you delay, it will damage the Prime Minister's reputation."

"How can I express my opinion? I am in a dilemma whether I agree or disagree with the emperor's coming south."

I really can't bear to give up Liu Xie as a chess piece.

Cao Cao was especially angry when he thought that Liu Bei had actually plotted against him.

Zhuge, the village man, and the straw sandal seller coveted his wealth and wanted to poach his customers.

Jia Xu smiled bitterly and said: "The hearts of the nobles are more important. If the prime minister agrees, the nobles will definitely praise him."

"What's the point of asking them to praise me? If we lose the world, how can we command the princes in the future? This is a big disadvantage." Cao Cao said, "I am even more afraid that Liu Bei will benefit from it. What do you think Wenhe should do with Liu Bei and Sun Quan?"

"We will definitely welcome the emperor!" This goes without saying. They will definitely be happy to see Boss Cao being humiliated and will strongly support him.

Cao Cao thought about it and said, "I don't want to do that. Regardless of their petitions, what can these nobles do to me? If they dare to say anything, I will just kill them."

Cao Cao still couldn't bear to do it.

Jia Xu was stunned and said quickly: "Prime Minister, this is Jiangling, not the north. Moreover, the nobles gathered here with great momentum. Coupled with the incident with Madam Cai before, the nobles in the world may be disappointed with the Prime Minister."

”…” Cao Cao was stunned and immediately sighed: “Cheng Yu misled me.”

If he had known this would happen, he would not have played with Mrs. Cai. It was fun at the time, but now he is in endless trouble.

The key point is that he had a criminal record, which ruined his character, and that's why he was tricked by Zhuge Cunfu.

At this time, someone brought documents from Sun Quan and Liu Bei. Both of them praised Cao Cao and expressed his noble character and willingness to invite the emperor to Jiangling.

Cao Cao was furious, thinking that these two people were deliberately disgusting him.

so bad!
"I will kill them one day." Cao Cao was so angry that he had a headache. It was just a headache, and he immediately had an idea: "Wen and I have severe headaches and are running low on energy. We need to rest for half a month. Tell them so."

Boss Cao decided to get sick. He said he was sick and couldn't handle matters like the emperor. It was all his fault because of his poor health.

Is it useful?
Jia Xu didn’t know either. He always felt that Kong Ming must have a backup plan.

Seeing that Cao Cao was feeling uncomfortable, Jia Xu didn't say anything.

He went out and explained to the nobles outside the inn that Cao Cao was not in good health and they had not finished reading the documents yet. They would wait until Cao Cao recovered and then read the documents and make a decision.

Just delay it for now, maybe you can get over it.

After hearing this, Kong Ming smiled and said to Liu Bei, "I have already anticipated Jia Xu and Cao Cao's plan."

Liu Bei, who was originally very upset, was stunned when he heard what Kong Ming said. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Since the military advisor has already predicted it, what should we do?"

Kong Ming said: "My lord, you should come forward and, as a relative of the Han Dynasty, implore Cao Cao to release the emperor to Jiangling."

I?
Is this asking me to confront Cao Cao head-on?

Liu Bei felt a little uneasy. Kong Ming knew from his expression that Liu Bei was uneasy, so he said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord. This is Jiangling. Cao Cao can't do anything bad to you. You just need to lower your attitude and kneel down to Cao Cao for the emperor. When people see you like this, they will know your kindness and righteousness."

(End of this chapter)