Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 190: Ju Shou is frightened, Cao Cao reenters the palace
"Little brother, what's your name?"

"My last name is Liu, and my given name is Xie."

The memories of two and a half years ago kept coming back to Ju Su.

Yuan Shao was shocked to see that Ju Su was not in good condition, and asked hurriedly: "Gong Yu, are you okay?"

Ju Su seemed not to have heard Yuan Shao's voice. His facial expression kept changing, sometimes annoyed, sometimes regretful, and he kept saying:
"I should have thought of it earlier. I should have thought of it earlier. How could a refugee know the emperor's name, and how could I call out the master's courtesy name?"

At this time, Ju Su's mood was extremely complicated.

There is regret and resentment, but more of it is fear.

It doesn't matter if he is alone, he can go all the way.

But he has a huge family behind him!

If Liu Xie was really the emperor, then he, who pretended to be the emperor in front of the emperor, would undoubtedly be guilty of a capital crime, or a capital crime that would involve the punishment of nine generations of his clan!

Yuan Shao looked at Ju Su quietly, letting him vent his anger while constantly thinking about the matter in his mind.

At present, the issue of the true and false emperor is very complicated, especially the actions of Cao Cao, which makes him suspect that there is a big hand controlling everything behind the scenes.

It was this person who secretly sent the emperor to Yecheng.

The purpose is most likely to seize his inheritance.

Taking Jizhou, Bingzhou and Qingzhou as the base, he emulated Emperor Guangwu and swept across the world.

But he had no idea who had such a terrible plan.

From a rational analysis, Liu Xie was undoubtedly the true emperor in all likelihood.

But from an emotional point of view, Yuan Shao felt that Liu Xie was just a greedy and lustful commoner.

After a long time, he patted Ju Shou on the shoulder, forcing him to wake up from his confusion and fear.

He said, "Gong Yu, maybe we are all wrong. If he were the emperor, how could he be so respectful in front of me? How can he be so respectful when he is arrogant at first and respectful later? How can he be like an emperor at all?"

"When Dong Zhuo was in power, even the emperor did not humble himself so much in front of him."

"What's more, everyone in the world knows that I don't like the current emperor. From the beginning, I opposed him becoming emperor and intended to support Liu Yu. I even openly declared that he was not the son of the previous emperor."

"If he were the emperor, he wouldn't even have time to hide from me, so why would he come to Yecheng?"

The more Yuan Shao spoke, the more he seemed to think it made sense.

Ju Su initially agreed with Yuan Shao's statement, but when the image of Emperor Taizu Gao jumped into his mind, his heart sank again.

He murmured, "If he is a descendant of Emperor Gao, it is not surprising that he would do such a thing."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he was struck by lightning.

Many words that were on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back by him.

"Yes, if you are a descendant of Emperor Gao, then in order to achieve your goal, even if you are rude to me at first and respectful later, what does that matter?"

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room gradually became depressing.

Liu Xie is truly the emperor, and it is impossible for Yecheng to be taken back.

Without Yecheng, Jizhou would slowly be eroded.

Once Jizhou was lost, Yuan Shao would lose the foundation on which he relied to become the dominant power.

They could only retreat to Bingzhou or Qingzhou, linger on and wait for the royal army to wipe out the enemy.

And Ju Su's final fate would definitely not be much better than Yuan Shao's.

He gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "My lord, I think we should call General Gao Gan back from Hanzhong. Mobilize the 20,000 troops from Bingzhou and the 30,000 troops from Qingzhou. Gather all the troops and capture Yecheng at all costs!"

"As long as we take back Ye City, no matter he is the real emperor or the fake emperor, he is just a puppet of the lord!"

"Otherwise, once Lu Bu takes Yangzhou, he will certainly lead his troops to Jizhou. By then, it will be too late."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao frowned instantly.

Yuan Tan’s Qingzhou army could be transferred here, but Gao Gan could not.

At this time, Gao Gan was ordered to attack Zhang Lu. It was a good opportunity to seize Hanzhong with justification, and even had the hope of obtaining the entire Yizhou. He didn't want the duck in his mouth to fly away.

However, relying solely on the Jizhou Army and the Qingzhou Army, it would be impossible to defeat Gongsun Zan in a short period of time.

After fighting with Gongsun Zan for several months, he found that Gongsun Zan's strength was far greater than before.

Not only were there sufficient food and fodder, but even the weapons and armor on the soldiers were almost catching up with his elite troops from Jizhou.

Especially the White Horse Volunteers, after the equipment was upgraded, their combat effectiveness was far superior to before.

If the army gathered to attack Yecheng, it would have to face siege from Gongsun Zan, Lu Bu and even Cao Cao at the same time.

The risk is not small.

The fact that Ju Shou could make such a suggestion clearly showed that he had been blinded by fear.

Yuan Shao also knew that he was not worried about his own safety, but was worried about the entire family being implicated.

I could only comfort him with words that I didn't even believe in.

"Gong Yu, calm down. The situation may not have developed to the extent you imagined."

The atmosphere in the compartment became more depressing.

Both of them were anxiously calculating in their hearts.

"My Lord, there is a secret letter from Yecheng!"

At this time, Tian Feng's voice was heard outside the room.

Yuan Shao and Ju Su, who were originally worried, suddenly raised their heads.

The emperor has sent another secret letter!

Yuan Shao shouted quickly, "Bring it in."

Tian Feng pushed open the door of the wing room and handed the secret letter to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao took the secret letter but did not open it immediately. Instead, he ordered Tian Feng to expel him.

"Yuan Hao, please leave now."

Only he and Ju Su could read this letter.

Others, no matter how much you trust them, cannot even look at them.

Tian Feng was not that curious. Since Yuan Shao didn't want him to know, he could only retreat obediently.

As soon as he left, Yuan Shao immediately opened the secret letter and read it carefully.

The secret letter begins with the familiar eight words: "Seeing your words is like seeing you in person, reading your letter brings joy to your face."

Ju Su, who was standing aside, stood stiffly where he was, holding his breath and concentrating, not daring to make a sound, for fear that the secret letter would contain content that he did not want to see.

[It is a relief to read your letter. How is your health these days? You should take care of yourself when you are fighting outside. I am in Yecheng, and I miss you day and night.]

[During the time when you were away, Yuan Xi spent all his family wealth to recruit volunteers and even planted many confidants in the imperial army.]

[I guess he wanted to start a mutiny, wait for Zhang Liao to enter the palace, and then have the swordsmen kill him, and then seize Zhang Liao's military power in the name of the emperor.]

[Once Yuan Xi seizes Zhang Liao's military power, something terrible will happen! ]

[I hope you can defeat Gongsun Zan as soon as possible and return to Yecheng. ]

As Yuan Shao watched, his expression kept changing.

Ju Su, who was standing by, saw Yuan Shao finish reading the letter and immediately asked impatiently, "My lord, what does the letter say?"

At this time, Yuan Shao's mind was full of Yuan Xi's plan to kill Zhang Liao and seize military power, so he handed the secret letter to Ju Su.

Ju Su took the secret letter. There were not many words in the letter, but the content was shocking.

He finished reading the whole thing in just a cup of tea.

After reading it, he pointed at the words on the secret letter excitedly and said, "My lord, look at these words!"

Yuan Shao looked over and asked in confusion, "What do you think of this word?"

"If he were the emperor, how could his handwriting be so ugly and vulgar!" Ju Su's face was full of excitement, his voice was trembling, and he felt relieved for having survived a calamity.

"Tian Zixie was raised by Empress Dowager Dong and received royal education since childhood. It is impossible for him to write such handwriting!"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he suddenly realized that the words on the secret letter were as slow as ants crawling.

Even when he was just starting out, he wrote better than this!
Ju Su was overjoyed and continued, "It seems that my lord and I were wrong in our previous guesses. He is definitely not the emperor!"

Yuan Shao nodded in agreement.

Deep down in his heart, he was unwilling to believe that Liu Xie was the emperor.

Now there is written evidence, which almost proves that he was just overthinking before.

After taking the secret letter from Ju Su and burning it in the fire, Yuan Shao asked: "But why did Cao Cao, Yang Biao, Fu Wan and Dong Cheng send people to Yecheng?" Without the fear of the Nine Clans Elimination Game, Ju Su instantly regained his former style.

A smile appeared on his lips, and he said calmly: "This matter is not urgent. The lord has a lot of internal supporters in Cao's camp, and we can slowly figure it out in the future. The most important thing now is to recapture Yecheng!"

"My Lord, please write a letter to Cui Yan and ask whether it is true that Yuan Xi seized Zhang Liao's military power."

"If it is true, my lord can reap the benefits while Yuan Xi and Zhang Liao are fighting and seize Ye City!"

Cui Yan was born into a prominent family in Jizhou - Qinghe Cui family.

In his early years, he studied under the great Confucian scholar Zheng Xuan, was a classmate of Liu Bei, and was also one of the core members of Yuan Shao's group of advisers.

He was also the counselor that the three brothers Yuan Tan, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi vied for after Yuan Shao's death.

Later, after Cao Cao pacified Hebei, he served successively as the Beijia of Jizhou and the Dongcao Yuan of the Prime Minister.

After Cao Cao was named Duke of Wei, he served as the Minister of the Chancellery and Lieutenant General of Wei.

He also taught Cao Pi, the crown prince, for a period of time.

But he is not famous for his wisdom and talent. Later generations' impression of him can be described in three words - handsome man.

"good!"

Yuan Shao highly agreed with Ju Su's suggestion. If Yuan Xi wanted to seize Zhang Liao's military power, it would indeed be a great opportunity for him.

"Cui Yan pretended to serve the rebellious son, and now he is his most trusted adviser. He must know all of the rebellious son's plans. I will write a letter to Cui Yan to ask for the details."

……

Yingchuan, Xu County.

Today Cao Cao summoned a group of counselors to discuss matters, but Yang Xiu still claimed to be ill and did not come, which made Cao Cao quite annoyed, and he slammed the table in anger on the spot.

"What kind of cold did he catch? He has been recuperating for almost a month and still hasn't recovered? I think he is just faking illness and deliberately neglecting me!"

Cao Cao looked angry and spoke in a very unfriendly tone.

Yang Xiu has not shown up since he claimed to be sick at home last time. No matter how big or small the matter was, Yang Biao refused him on the grounds of recuperation.

Even the people sent didn't even get to see Yang Xiu.

Such behavior made Cao Cao suspect whether Yang Biao deliberately asked Yang Xiu to stay at home on the pretext of illness so that he could avoid working for him.

"Since Lord Yang is unwilling to let his son work for A Man, why do you force him? Even if you force him, will he really assist you wholeheartedly?"

Xu You watched the fun from the sidelines and didn't mind the trouble.

He hoped that there would be internal strife in Cao's camp.

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao's face became even uglier.

Xun Yu frowned and glanced at Xu You, then bowed to Cao Cao and said, "Sikong, I will go to Yang's mansion to visit Yang Zhubu and see what is going on."

"No need!" Cao Cao waved his hand decisively and said with a sullen face, "I'll go there myself. I want to see how serious his illness is."

"Zhongkang, let's go!"

This old scoundrel Yang Biao has challenged his bottom line time and again.

If we don't teach this old man a lesson this time, do you really think he is a toothless tiger?
Cao Cao led Xu Chu and walked out of the hall in a menacing manner.

"Sikong!"

Xun Yu and Xun You both changed their expressions when they saw this. They were both worried that Cao Cao would get angry and kill Yang Biao or Yang Xiu.

Just as they were about to stop Cao Cao, a guard walked into the hall and whispered something in Cao Cao's ear.

Cao Cao was slightly startled, and after a brief thought, he turned around and said, "Gongda, Wenruo, and Ziyuan, the three of you go to the Yang residence to visit Dezu on my behalf."

"I have some other things to deal with."

After saying that, he went straight to the study.

Xun You and Xun Yu looked at each other, confused.

Only Xu You looked at Cao Cao's departing back, with something in mind.

……

In the study room.

Chen Qun had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw Cao Cao come in, he quickly stood up and saluted.

"Meet Sikong!"

"Changwen, why are you so polite? Come and sit down." Cao Cao took Chen Qun's hand and sat down with him, and said with emotion: "I have been looking forward to seeing you come back. I am relieved to see that you are safe and sound."

"Did Changwen see the emperor when he went to Yecheng?"

After just a few simple words of concern, Cao Cao couldn't wait to get to the point and asked about the issue that concerned him most, whether the emperor was real or fake.

"Reporting to Sikong, I have finally accomplished my mission."

Chen Qun replied, "The day after I arrived in Yecheng, I happened to see the emperor watching the military exercises, so I saw the emperor's holy face."

"How?" Cao Cao's eyes lit up and his tone sounded very anxious.

Chen Qun said in a deep voice: "The emperor of Yecheng and the emperor of Xu County look exactly the same. Even if they are twin brothers, they can't be so similar."

Cao Cao was shocked.

When Xu You said that the two emperors looked alike, he was a little skeptical. After all, there was no such coincidence in the world.

But now that Chen Qun also said so, it must be true.

"and……"

Chen Qun hesitated for a moment, considered his words, and continued: "In my opinion, the emperor in Yecheng... is more like the real emperor."

"Although I was not able to observe closely, I watched the entire performance. The emperor of Yecheng showed his imperial majesty in every move he made. The emperor of Xu County could not compare to him at all."

"That emperor now holds great power, has many wise ministers and generals under his command, and commands tens of thousands of soldiers. I think he has the legacy of Emperor Guangwu."

Although he was watching Liu Xie the whole day, the martial arts performance still left a deep impression on him. The momentum was far greater than any army he had ever seen, and he seemed to have returned to the era when Emperor Guangwu swept the world.

And Liu Xie, who was watching the martial arts performance on the stage, was completely a true emperor who was high above and holding great power. He seemed to be able to point out the situation and make decisions.

It seemed as if with just one order, he could command the army to crush the rebellious forces. This kind of majesty and courage was exactly the same as that of Emperor Guangwu.

After listening to Chen Qun's words, Cao Cao was silent for a long time before he asked, "In your opinion, the emperor in Yecheng is the real emperor, and the one in Xu County is a fake one?"

"It's very likely." Chen Qun nodded solemnly and said, "Everyone knows that when the emperor was young, he could still scold Dong Zhuo. Now that Dong Zhuo is dead, the emperor no longer has the majesty he had when he was young."

"In addition, on my way to Yecheng, I also met Yang Xiu, Dong Xi, and Fu De."

"The three of them are also going to Yecheng."

"I suspect they went to Yecheng either to secretly contact the emperor, or to do the same as me, to see if the emperor was real or not."

"But no matter what, I think the emperor in Xu County is not the real one. The real emperor was replaced by Yang Biao, Fu Wan, Dong Cheng or one of them and sent to Yecheng."

Chen Qun told Cao Cao about what happened when he met Yang Xiu and his companions on the road, and gave his own analysis.

After hearing this, Cao Cao’s face became terribly gloomy.

He finally understood in his heart. No wonder Yang Xiu kept claiming to be sick and not going out. It turned out that he was not at home at all.

Yang Biao has been lying all along!
Among the emperor's close ministers, Yang Biao, Fu Wan and Dong Cheng, who were most trusted by the emperor, each sent their sons to Yecheng!

If he hadn't let Chen Qun go there, he would have been kept in the dark until now.

"Good! Good! Good!"

"These old bastards were almost fooled by you!"

Cao Cao was furious. He was eager to find out who had replaced the emperor and moved him to Yecheng.

Is it Yang Biao, Fu Wan or Dong Cheng?
How many times did they send their sons to Yecheng?
What did you discuss with the Emperor of Yecheng in private?
After his expression changed several times, Cao Cao suppressed his restlessness and said to Chen Qun, "Changwen, go and do one more thing for me. Visit the homes of Fu Wan and Dong Cheng respectively to see if their sons have returned."

One of Yang Biao and the other two must have been behind this incident, and the best way to find out the culprit is to see whose son has not returned.

Because the emperor of Yecheng is now in power, the identity of the fake emperor of Xu County has also been exposed. In order to continue the bloodline and preserve the family, the culprit behind the scenes will definitely let his son stay with the emperor of Yecheng!
"Don't worry, Sikong, I'll go right away." Chen Qun bowed in response.

After Cao Cao sent him away, he said to Xu Chu expressionlessly, "Prepare the carriages and horses. I want to go to the palace to see the emperor!"

With no place to vent his anger, he wanted to expose the true face of this fake emperor.

In order to avoid causing unrest among the officials, nothing can be done to the court elders for the time being. Can we still be intimidated by a mere fake emperor?

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