Lu's relatives

Chapter 554
"Bang!"

In the mansion of General Xu Chang Xiaoqi, the place where Cao Cao slept, the door was knocked open by a close servant rudely.Just got up, Cao Cao, who was dressing and washing under the service of four beauties, was about to get angry, but after the waiter's panic reported, Cao Cao accidentally handed over the beauty's slender hand to the copper bottle to rinse his mouth. on the ground.

"What did you say?" Cao Cao grabbed the hem of the flustered servant who was kneeling on the ground, his very thin eyes were round, condescending, and asked sternly, who was smiling at Cao Cao's four beauties Ji also turned pale one by one, and withdrew.

"Heaven...the Son of Heaven was assassinated...you...he died." Although the servant was terrified of Cao Cao who was suddenly enraged, he didn't dare to hesitate at Cao Cao's question. .

"Hmph!" Cao Cao's face was gloomy, and his eyes narrowed again, making it difficult for people to see through Cao Cao's thoughts. He just slowly let go of the waiter's hand, sat down on the couch, and meditated After a while, Cao Cao's words returned to calm and cold, and he asked the servant who was still kneeling on the ground trembling, "When did this happen, and has anyone ever found out who did it?"

"Report to my lord." Cao Cao's calmness relieved the pressure on the servant kneeling on the ground, and his speech became smoother. He swallowed carefully, and then avoided Cao's staring gaze, and said: " According to the two generals Cao Xiu and Cao Chun who were ordered to clean the palace last night, at least at the time of the third watch, the emperor was still fine. At about two quarters of the third watch, the emperor's close eunuch discovered that the emperor had been assassinated and warned him. At that time, the emperor Already assassinated."

"According to your opinion, that is to say, it is very likely that the palace servant did the murder?" Cao Cao asked noncommittally.

"You think so?" the waiter said anxiously.In fact, it is not impossible, the old emperor of the Liu family has always acted strangely, and there was a previous record that the emperor was almost strangled to death by the palace people.So what the servant said sounds absurd, but it is indeed a possibility. "but……"

"But what?" Cao Cao seemed to be very patient today, he was not angry because the servant spoke intermittently, and asked with a calm face.

"No!" Perhaps it was Cao Cao's calm face that made the servant calm down a lot from the panic caused by the shocking news before, and said: "It's just that when General Xu Huang was patrolling Fangshi in the early morning, he once encountered two escaped men. The eunuch of the palace. It is said that he wanted to flee to the people because of the change in the palace and his age. General Xu Huang has always been soft-hearted and let him go without asking for details. Now he is reporting when the matter is serious. According to General Xu Huang According to speculations about the appearance of the two, they are very similar...they resemble the two thieves Yuan Shang and Ju Shou that the Lord wants to search for."

"Huh?" The waiter seemed to have aroused Cao Cao's interest when he said this.The corners of his eyes twitched, and his voice became more and more relaxed: "You mean, it is very likely that the movement last night disturbed the two thieves, so that they had the opportunity to assassinate the emperor and create chaos, so that they can take the opportunity to escape. Chance?"

"This... is..." Although no emotion could be heard from Cao Cao's question, the servant felt that something was wrong with Cao Cao, but he still said bravely.

"That is to say, it was because of Cao's incompetence that he made such a bad plan, which made the two thieves panic and desperate, and did such a rebellious act?" Cao Cao's voice finally cooled down, and the murderous intent made the servant immediately stunned.Immediately his face became anxious, as if he wanted to argue something, but Cao Cao didn't give him a chance to speak again, and said: "In your words, it was Cao who aroused the murderous intent of the two thieves! It was Zihe Tong Wenlie who let the two thieves escape from the palace! But the one who let the two thieves away privately was Xu Gongming who was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by someone unknown, right?"

"Master... my lord... I didn't... my lord, spare my life! My lord, spare my life!" The servant was startled now, grabbed the ground with his head, and after a while, he was bleeding profusely, but he still kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"You have served Cao for almost five years, right? It has been more than a year for him to handle the news source! You have been working hard all the time. To be honest, you have suffered a lot!" Cao Cao said this to the servant. The tearful words of begging for mercy were turned a blind eye and listened to.He murmured as if talking to himself.

"My lord, villain...the villain is willing to put his heart and soul to the Lord's cause!" Hearing Cao Cao suddenly talk about the past, although the servant felt more and more uneasy in his heart, he still saw some hope of Cao Cao's mercy.Lian Lian expressed his loyalty, and at the same time carefully observed Cao Cao's face from the corner of his eye.

"Among all the servants, you are actually the most caring! You are also the most trustworthy!" Cao Cao noticed the servant's gaze, as if affirming his achievements, he nodded at the servant, and saw the joy in the servant's eyes gradually , but suddenly changed the subject, his tone became cold, and said: "But what have you done?! You are just a servant, what do you know? You are here to guess Cao's mind! Frame the court ministers! Cao Xiu, Cao Chun, Xu Huang is a general of the imperial court! Is it you and other villains who can speak lightly? After such a thing happened, in order to shirk responsibility, you are still thinking about giving people dirty water! Still implying that Zihe and Wen Lie provoked the palace Change, Gongming is soft-hearted, and let the strong thief go? A certain general, is it possible that you are a mere servant in this area, can you criticize? Hmph! Besides, the reason for this matter, in the final analysis, is it not because you have neglected your duty and failed to detect the two in time? Is it caused by the identity of a person? Huh? Come on!"

"My lord! Forgive me, my lord! For the villain's years of hard work, please forgive me, my lord!" Cao Cao said more and more words, and the servant finally understood that Cao Cao might have wanted to kill him from the very beginning.While feeling extremely fearful in his heart, he was also very proud of himself before, thinking that he knew what Cao Cao was thinking was sincerely ridiculous and pathetic.Seeing that Cao Cao was not moved by his begging for mercy, the servant's eyes were full of despair.

"This man speculates about military plans, speaks sophistically, slanders the general, spreads rumors, pulls him out and kills him!" Cao Cao's indifferent face showed no trace of emotion.Ignoring the servant's desperate eyes, he waved at the soldiers who had already been waiting at the door, and shouted in a cold voice.

"My lord, gentlemen Xun Yu and Xun You and generals Cao Xiu, Cao Chun, and Xu Huang are asking to see you." Just as the servant was dragged out of Cao Cao's dormitory by soldiers, the servant came to report.

"Please ask them to wait in the middle hall, someone wants to change clothes." As if the matter of killing someone just now couldn't stay in Cao Cao's heart for a moment, Cao Cao said with a deep sigh, and said lightly.It was only after the servant took his orders that Cao Cao, who was alone, showed anxiety and panic on his face.The copper bottle on the ground was hit by seedlings again, and was kicked into the distance by Cao Cao.

Son of Heaven!After exhausting all kinds of efforts, it took so much effort, and it took several years to win the banner of righteousness of the Son of Heaven from Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, the two thieves, and Ma Teng and Han Sui.Before the strength was stabilized and the princes were not convinced, they pulled down their faces and pretended to be grandsons in front of the emperor and the officials for a long time. Only then did they easily pass the deterrence of the Hebei incident and the deterrence of Xuchang's bloody night. The officials were shocked, and the emperor was afraid, and he tacitly agreed that Cao, who had returned to the court under his command, could borrow the power of the court.

Cao Cao can almost imagine that once this "habit" or practice is formed, the rapid advancement of Cao's power is just around the corner.As long as we marry Liu Xie again, we will be able to use the banner of the son of heaven and his father-in-law to gain more political capital, so that all officials will not dare to disobey; The achievements of the world.At that time, Gongsun Zan, the Yuan family's children, and a group of Han family clansmen and traitors who defected will all become stepping stones for him. Even Lu Bu, with the emperor as his shield, will no longer be regarded as As the number one enemy, helpless.

Cao Cao has never felt so smooth since he started his army.Under the influence of Cao Cao's mentality, the soldiers will use their lives, and the civil servants are dedicated, waiting to flex their muscles.But suddenly someone said, Brother Cao, don't be too busy, the emperor is dead.This made Cao Cao feel so embarrassed.

That's all.After all, because Liu Xie was pushed to the throne by Dong Zhuo, in the eyes of many "thoughtful" and "thoughtful" Han clansmen, such as Jingxiang Liubiao and Yizhou Liuyan, winning the country was not right. Even Yuan Shao in Hebei had other ideas. Li Tianzi's idea.It can be said that this is the case, would other princes who dislike Cao, or covet the resources obtained by Cao's development speed, but dare not move because of their strength, think so?
Indeed, in this matter, Cao Cao is really a "victim" attitude.But just like Cao Cao asked the servant who was beheaded before, if Cao Cao hadn't sent troops to "clean" the palace in the middle of the night, would such a series of things have happened?Moreover, this behavior itself is particularly easy to be "misunderstood", and it is impossible to explain it clearly.Now Cao Cao really felt what it means to have yellow mud falling off his crotch.

But what worries Cao Cao even more is far more than that.The servant just now reported that in addition to Cao Xiu, Cao Chun, and Xu Huang, three of Cao Cao's confidant generals, the uncles and nephews of the Xun family also came to see him, which made Cao Cao even more troublesome.Cao Cao never doubted the loyalty of Xun Yu and Xun You who were comparable to Xiao He and Zhang Liang in the early Han Dynasty.But Cao Cao knew that these two people, especially Xun Yu, were the true loyalists of the Han Dynasty.I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort just to explain to this old man what he did last night, let alone clear the suspicion of regicide.All troubles come from being strong.Now Cao Cao even has some doubts about whether the ultimate risk and benefit are directly proportional to the ultimate risk and benefit of the great plan that took all the effort to use the emperor's strategy to rejuvenate the great man and achieve the king's career.

Thinking of the "encounter" that he suddenly fell from the sky to the mortal world overnight, Cao Cao suddenly felt a little envious of his "old neighbor" Lu Bu for some reason.

It can be foreseen that once the fact that the paper cannot contain fire is known to the world, what kind of hostile scene will Cao Cao face?He, Cao Cao, used the power of the five states alone to fight against the heroes of the world?However, Lu Bu, who has the same identity, status, military strength, and strength, was always dismissed by Cao Cao as a wild man in the mountains, but because he withdrew from the Hebei dispute early and preserved his strength, this time it will definitely become a battle for the world as long as the Cao army is in chaos. After all hit, the biggest beneficiary.

This is not allowed!How can there be such a cheap thing, so that he is so lucky that he is so lucky, but just because he got a good son-in-law, he can gain as easily as Lu Bu who is now powerful?Looking down at the name embroidered with gold thread on the bottom of the sleeves of his robe, Cao Cao, who was frowning tightly, suddenly thought about it.

A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)